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LESSON 4 · The Romantic Revolution in Art

PAUSE TO THINK

Is the woman in the painting a real person?

No — she is an allegory

The central figure in *Liberty Leading the People* is not a portrait of anyone. She is **Marianne**, the symbol of the French Republic — liberty itself — which is why she carries both a musket and the tricolor flag.

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