Question

source 8.2 representing the declaration
jean - jacques le barbier | declaration of the
rights of man and citizen (painting) | ca. 1789

6 multiple choice 1 point
what does this source demonstrate that the text of the declaration of the rights of man
and citizen (source 8.1) does not?
that the declaration was intended to secure equal rights for all under the law
how some opposed the declaration
that revolutionaries rejected all traditional symbols to convey their messages,
creating new ones instead.
how french revolutionaries sought to present the declaration to the french
nation

7 multiple choice 1 point
which of the following can reasonably be inferred from the painting?
through the exclusion of all religious imagery from his painting le barbier
sought to distance the french nation from christianity
through the figure personifying france holding broken chains, le barbier sought
to convey the message that the french nation had been freed by the declaration
from despotism
through the depiction of female figures, le barbier sought to emphasize that the
declaration was primarily intended for women.
through the depiction of the declaration’s text on stone tablets, le barbier
sought to associate its laws with the medieval royal law code in france

Explanation:

For question 6:

• The text of the Declaration focuses on equal rights, while the painting shows revolutionary presentation and symbolic elements, but it does not prove revolutionaries rejected all traditional symbols (in fact, they repurposed some like the eye of providence, a traditional symbol). The other options are either covered by the text or the painting's purpose.

For question 7:

• The figure on the left holds broken chains, a common symbol of liberation from oppression/despotism, which aligns with the Declaration's goals. The other options are incorrect: the painting includes religious imagery (the eye of providence), the Declaration was not intended for women as a primary group, and the text is on a large plaque not medieval-style stone tablets linking to royal law.

Answer:

1. That revolutionaries rejected all traditional symbols to convey their messages, creating new ones instead.
2. Through the figure personifying France holding broken chains, Le Barbier sought to convey the message that the French nation had been freed by the Declaration from despotism.