Rue Transnonain, le 15 avril 1834
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Rue Transnonain, le 15 avril 1834 is a powerful 1834 lithograph by Honoré Daumier depicting the brutal aftermath of a French government massacre during a workers’ uprising, and is celebrated as a landmark of political protest art.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lithograph
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political artwork ⓘ protest art ⓘ |
| artHistoricalStatus | canonical work of 19th-century political art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French labor movement
NERFINISHED
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press freedom debates in 19th-century France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré Daumier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depictionType | narrative scene ⓘ |
| depicts |
aftermath of a massacre
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body of a man crushed over a child ⓘ civilian casualties ⓘ dead workers ⓘ interior of a working-class apartment ⓘ victims of state violence ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
April 1834 workers’ uprising in Paris
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French government repression of workers ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
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social realism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later political graphic art
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tradition of socially engaged printmaking ⓘ |
| historicalContext | July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1834 ⓘ |
| inCollection |
National Gallery of Art, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ various major print collections ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real events of April 15, 1834 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locationOfEventDepicted | Rue Transnonain, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | lithography ⓘ |
| movement | French political caricature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
censorship by French authorities
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graphic depiction of a government massacre ⓘ landmark in political protest art ⓘ |
| originalProductionPlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalTheme |
anti-government repression
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critique of state violence ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
| publisher | La Caricature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rights | public domain ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
class conflict
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state repression ⓘ urban working class ⓘ |
| technique | black-and-white lithograph ⓘ |
| timeOfDayDepicted | night or early morning raid ⓘ |
| title | Rue Transnonain, le 15 avril 1834 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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