The Storming of the Bastille, July 14, 1789
1790
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1790
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows a crowd of people attacking a big building, the Bastille prison. The event happened in 1789, a key moment in the French Revolution. It's interesting that the artist, Charles Thévenin, drew this scene directly onto an etching plate, which is not how most artists worked at the time. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.
