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Voltaire

1700-1900

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Voltaire
  • Title
  • Voltaire
  • Date
  • 1700-1900
  • Identifier
  • DARIMG1656
  • Description
  • Francois-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Christian Church dogma and the French institutions of his day.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • prints (visual works)
    engravings (prints)
  • Subject
  • Arouet, Francois-Marie, 1694-1778--Portraits.
    Engraving.
  • Source
  • DARIMAGE
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Darlington Digital Library
  • Rights Information
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