1. The Vendôme Column, 1871.
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HUDSON, ROGER
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FRANCO-Prussian War, 1870-1871 , *FRENCH Third Republic , *NINETEENTH century , *ART & politics ,PLACE Vendome (Paris, France) ,PARIS Commune, 1871 - Abstract
The article discusses the 1871 destruction of the Vendôme Column, situated at the Place Vendôme in Paris, France. In the period following the Franco-Prussian War, the Commune of Paris was established in France as the world's first socialist government. French realist painter Gustave Courbet was appointed President of the Commune’s Art Commission which oversaw the removal of the column on May 16th. After the establishment of the third republic in France, Courbet was held financially responsible for the re-erection of the column.
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- 2014