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Liberty

Painting of Liberty holding symbols of the revolution

Annotation

In this spectacularly vivid rendition of Liberty, she holds the Phrygian cap of freed slaves on a pike. That, combined with her colorful pants, suggests aggressive liberty. Yet the scrolls in her right hand also underscore the role of legislation in defining her purview. Further, simply the use of a female figure balanced some of the aggressive pose.

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"Liberty," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/liberty [accessed November 2, 2024]