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Neoclassicism
"A widespread and influential movement in painting and the other visual arts that began in the 1760s reached its height in the 1780s and '90s and lasted until the 1840s and '50s" Link text -
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French Revolution
"A period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates-General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799." Link text -
the French Directory was overthrown
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The Enlightenment
(1)A fierce attack on despotism and its spiritual bastion, the Catholic Church;
(2) Outlook and description of the future social blueprint;
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Coronation of Napoleon
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February Revolution (révolution de Février)
The series of revolutionary events ended the July Monarchy (1830–1848) and led to the creation of the French Second Republic. It was part of a wave of revolutions in 1848 in Europe.Link text