Tag Archives: French Revolution

Juxtaposin’: Liberty Leading the People

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: HT to Fenster for coming up with this idea.

Posted in History, Politics and Economics | Tagged Confederate statues, French Revolution | 2 Comments

Aux Armes, Citoyens!

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Jean-Baptiste Lallemand, Arrest of de Launay, 1790 Happy Bastille Day to all our readers.

Posted in History | Tagged bastille day, de launay, French Revolution, jean baptiste lallemand, marseillaise | 2 Comments

Eddie Pensier writes: Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites is a strange opera, and not an easy one. It weaves complex themes of devotion, martyrdom, fear, and politics around the storyline of a Carmelite convent during the French Revolution. It’s very talky, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music | Tagged dialogues des carmelites, francis poulenc, French Revolution, metropolitan opera, nuns, Opera | Leave a comment

Napoleon’s March to Russia

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The year 1812 was a turning point in Napoleon’s career due to his fateful decision to invade Russia. While many know of his defeat by the Russian army in the bitter winter cold, less well known (at least to me) … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, Felix Markham, French Revolution, history, Leo Tolstoy, military history, Napoleon, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Stanley Kubrick, The Teaching Company, war is hell | 5 Comments

Innocence and Experience

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Two portraits of Marie Antoinette: Martin van Meytens, 1767-1768. She is 12 or 13 years-old. Jacques-Louis David, 1793. David sketched this as she was being taken to the guillotine, age 37. Click on the images to enlarge.

Posted in Art, Women men and fashion | Tagged French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David, Marie Antoinette | Leave a comment

Regicide Du Jour

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via these lectures which I’m in the middle of now (and highly recommend), today I learned that 221 years ago yesterday, Louis XVI was executed. Please mourn or celebrate as your politics require. A picture of Louis … Continue reading →