“It comes from the view of Robespierre as a monster, whose face inspires fear, and it keeps with the tradition of counterrevolutionary caricature.” And Robespierre himself is no neutral figure in ...

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This 3D reconstruction of the pock-marked face of Robespierre has re-opened political debate on the bloodiest days of French history. Two scientists created the figure head using a death mask that ...

And Robespierre himself is no neutral figure in France, well beyond his death at age 36 in 1794. "It is a question of the impact of the French Revolution in the long-term," Mazeau said.