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Paris, 1824
Centers of Creativity series
Through the study of one or more works of art, each episode introduces the birthplace of a major artistic and cultural movement at a pivotal moment in history.
Director(s): Jacques Deschamps
Scientific advisor(s): Michel Laclotte
Genre
Documentary
Copyright
2003
Length
55 minutes
Producer(s)
Paul Saadoun, Palette Production
Co-producer(s)
Arte France, Musée du Louvre
In the early 19th century, France was marked by a series of political upheavals and widespread social changes. At the Salon of 1824, Delacroix and the Romantics introduced a new aesthetic sensibility (in painting, music, and literature) that underscored the controversy between modern and traditional values.