An interdisciplinary examination of nineteenth-century French art pertaining to religion, exile, and the nation's demise as a world power, this study concerns the consequences for visual culture, from the Revolution of 1789, to the collapse of the Empire and the dashing of hope raised by the Revolution of 1830.

Jonathan P. Ribner is Associate Professor in the Department of History of Art & Architecture at Boston University.

Introduction 1. Amid the Debris of Our Temples 2. Agony in the Garden 3. Banished 4. "He's Not Dead!" 5. Heroism Lost Epilogue: After the Terrible Year