First of all, this is a romantic work and a great oil painting.

Before defining artistic techniques, we should know that the theme of this painting is a portrayal of the "July Revolution" in the French Revolution.

The "July Revolution" overthrew the restored Bourbon Dynasty, established the "July Dynasty" representing the financial bourgeoisie, and established a constitutional monarchy. But the new rulers are very crowded out of the middle and small bourgeoisie.

This oil painting depicts a girl holding a tricolor flag representing freedom and calling for "freedom and equality" during the "July Revolution". This painting has the typical feature of romantic style-the use of color. It can be seen that the color contrast in oil painting is strong, and the radical and tense atmosphere in the revolution is greatly rendered. In addition, the main characters are very prominent, forming a "triangle" composition with the people and scenery around them. At this time, the revolutionary girl is not only a simple revolutionary, but also a symbol of overthrowing the autocratic monarchy. The tricolor flag held high in her hand became the focus of everyone's eyes in the picture.

Well, in my opinion, one thing is worth pursuing. During the French Revolution, the citizens of Paris pushed the revolution to a climax again and again, and most of them were middle and small bourgeoisie. So the protagonist in this painting should also belong to this category. The author Delacroix devoted so much emotion not only to praise the Great Revolution, but also to hint at his dissatisfaction with the new constitutional monarchy.

Finally, there is a composition worth pondering. The tricolor flag is not completely painted. Under the blue-gray sky, it probably indicates that the road of revolution is still very long.