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Contents

Introduction

POSSESSING FREEDOM:

The Parthenon and the Birth of Democracy in Athens

FOR LIBERTY AND BLOOD:

Brutus and the Roman Republic

SAFEGUARD OF THE WEST:

St. Mark’s Basilica and the Most Serene Republic of Venice

IN THE COMPANY OF GIANTS:

Michelangelo’s David and Renaissance Florence

“A PRODIGIOUS GROWTH IN RICHES”:

Rembrandt’s Night Watch and the Dutch Golden Age

THE BEST AND THE WORST:

David’s Marat and Revolutionary France

A NEW ATHENS ON THE THAMES:

The Elgin Marbles and Great Britain

MANIFEST DESTINY:

Bierstadt’s Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak and the United States of America

ART AND VICTORY:

Monet’s Water Lilies and the French Third Republic

TRIAL BY FIRE:

Picasso’s Guernica and the Threat of Fascism

Conclusion

Suggestions for Further Reading

Acknowledgments

Illustration Credits

Index