Le Dévouement des Citoyennes de Paris (The Dedication of the Citizens of Paris)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Le Dévouement des Citoyennes de Paris (The Dedication of the Citizens of Paris)

Joseph-Benoît Suvée

Date
1794
Medium
Oil on canvas
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Painted during the French Revolution’s treacherous Reign of Terror, the artist took inspiration from an actual event. In 1789, wives and daughters of several prominent artists donated their jewelry to the service of the young French republic. Joseph-Benoit Suvée recasts the event in classical Roman style, underscoring the connection between the ancient republic and France’s revolutionary ambitions. Shortly after submitting this sketch, the artist was imprisoned for not being sufficiently loyal to the republic.

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