Exhibited at the salon of 1793, thévenin's canvas recreates an epic scene. Against a backdrop of cannonades, a small group of patriots seize the governor, mr. De launay, who “had lost his head before it was cut off” (rivarol). To this pale face, this contoured silhouette, the painter contrasts the herculean stature of the young revolutionaries, the harmonious dynamics of their attitudes and the brilliance of the primary yellow, red and blue of their costumes. “the ancien régime and the revolution had just seen each other face to face and the latter left the other in awe” (michelet). Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: circa 1793. Dimensions: height: 41 cm (16.1 in) ; width: 58.5 cm (23 in). Medium: oil. Collection: Musée Carnavalet. Charles Thévenin - La prise de la Bastille
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