Saint Just

Now, I will admit that my interest in Antoine de Saint Just started off as a bit of a crush on the handsome, dapper young Jacobin who was cut down at only 26 years of age. Nowadays though I both admire and loathe him for his complete and stoic dedication to the destructive force of the revolutionary terror, which ultimately consumed both him and his closest allies. His speeches are stirring and filled with vivid imagery and he was clearly possessed of great personal bravery and yet at the same time there is something repulsive, something not quite right about him.

Saint Just by Boilly.

Saint Just by David.

Saint Just by Greuze.

I doubt he was as hot as this.

Reputed portrait by Prudhon.

Medal by David d'Angers.

Saint Just's father.

Saint Just's sister.

The Rue Gaillon, where Saint Just lived during the Terror.

Robespierre.

Robespierre.

Robespierre.

Robespierre.
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