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Liberty Leading The People [La Liberté Guidant Le Peuple] by Eugène Delacroix depicts the second French Revolution of 1830
not to be confused with the more famous 1789 revolution — undone with the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 and restoration of the Bourbon monarchy
Jan 21, 2023 • 21 tweets • 7 min read
.@jackbutcher's "Checks" captures the timeless theme of humans clinging onto arbitrary symbols to justify feeling better than others.
It's a tale told many times before.
Perhaps best by the inimitable Dr. Seuss in his children's story Sneetches.
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Sneetches are yellow bird-like creatures dwelling on beaches.
They all look the same, except for a minor detail.
"Star-Bellied Sneetches have bellies with stars, but Plain-Bellied Sneetches have none upon thars."
Aug 8, 2022 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
How Leonardo Da Vinci became the Renaissance poster boy and what it teaches us about memes.
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Last week, master of threads @TrungTPhan shared the fascinating story of how Leonardo's Mona Lisa became the most famous painting after being stolen from the Louvre in 1911.
But it hadn't been the first lucky strike for his reputation.
Liberty Leading The People [La Liberté Guidant Le Peuple] by Eugène Delacroix depicts the second French Revolution of 1830
