Question Description
Closely examine the two paintings below. The first is “Venus Disarming Cupid” by Boucher and is a Rococo work done just prior to the Enlightenment. The second is “Liberty Leading the People” by Delacroix and was painted during the Romantic Period, after the Enlightenment.
Discussion Prompt:
What significant differences do you see in subject matter and treatment that reveal the influences of Enlightenment thought upon Delacroix’s painting?
400 words.