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7 Art History Facts to Drop at Your Next Dinner

Seven surprising facts guaranteed to make you the star of any dinner party.

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Julien Cool Stories About Art
Sep 03, 2025
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[ FUN FACT #1]

🎨 Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People" doesn't show the 1789 French Revolution.

䷰ It depicts the July Revolution of 1830 – a three-day uprising that overthrew King Charles X.

👦 Fun fact: The street kid in the painting likely inspired Victor Hugo's Gavroche in "Les Misérables."

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