FRENCH REVOLUTION 1791

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FRENCH REVOLUTION 1791

An attack on a church service in Avignon. Date: 16 October 1791

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1791 Attack Avignon Revolution

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This evocative print captures the turbulent atmosphere of the French Revolution, specifically an attack on a church service in Avignon on 16 October 1791. The image portrays a chaotic scene, with a group of armed men storming into the church, their faces contorted with determination and anger. The congregation, caught off guard, are shown in various states of shock and fear, some attempting to flee while others raise their hands in supplication. The altar, once a sacred space, is now overrun with revolutionaries, their banners and weapons replacing the traditional religious symbols. The date of this event marks a significant moment in the French Revolution, as it came just weeks after the storming of the Bastille and the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The attack on the Avignon church was part of a larger wave of violence against the Catholic Church, as the revolutionaries sought to dismantle the old order and establish a secular state. This print provides a vivid and dramatic representation of the upheaval and instability that characterized the early years of the French Revolution. It serves as a powerful reminder of the far-reaching consequences of political and social upheaval, and the ways in which religious and political beliefs can collide in times of crisis.

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