dom s . ▁Another ▁notable ▁painter ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁was ▁Thomas ▁C out ure ▁( 1 8 1 5 - 1 8 7 9 ), ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁Antoine - Jean ▁Gros , ▁a ▁m ural ist ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁called ▁" The atr ical ▁Rom antic ism ". ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁commission ▁for ▁an ▁eight - meter ▁long ▁painting ▁for ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ▁Palace , ▁titled ▁" The ▁Rom ans ▁in ▁their ▁dec ad ence ". ▁ ▁The ▁finished ▁painting ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁master s , ▁the ▁classic ists , ▁and ▁the ▁rom antics , ▁crow ding ▁do z ens ▁of ▁figures ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁canvas ▁dep ict ing ▁Roman ▁dec ad ence . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁The ▁reign ▁of ▁Louis ▁Philippe ▁was ▁a ▁golden ▁age ▁for ▁French ▁literature ; ▁many ▁of ▁France ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁writers ▁published ▁major ▁works . ▁ ▁The ▁movement ▁of ▁rom antic ism ▁became ▁dominant ▁in ▁French ▁literature . ▁ ▁Victor ▁Hugo ▁published ▁four ▁volumes ▁of ▁poetry , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁published ▁Notre - D ame ▁de ▁Paris ▁( The ▁H unch back ▁of ▁Notre - D ame ), ▁which ▁was ▁quickly ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁languages . ▁The ▁novel ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral ▁and ▁other ▁medieval ▁monuments ▁in ▁Paris . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁Louis - Ph ili ppe ▁made ▁Hugo ▁a ▁peer ▁of ▁France , ▁a ▁cer emon ial ▁position ▁with ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁upper