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PERSONIFICATION OF LAW.
Chains were used to fetter slaves. A broken chain stands for the act of becoming free.
One rod can be easily broken, but not an entire bundle. Strength lies in unity.
The majority of men and women in the eighteenth century could not read or write. So images and symbols were frequently used instead of printed words to communicate important ideas. The painting by Le Barbier uses many such symbols to convey the content of the Declaration of Rights. These are some of them:
SYMBOL OF ROYAL POWER
Symbol of Eternity. A ring has neither a beginning nor an end.
CAP WORN BY A SLAVE UPON BEING FREE.
The all-seeing eye stands for knowledge. The rays of the sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance.
THE LAW IS THE SAME FOR ALL, AND ALL ARE EQUAL BEFORE IT.