▁the ▁works ▁are ▁Ant ique ▁V ision ▁( 1 8 8 4 ), ▁The ▁Wood ▁D ear ▁to ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁the ▁Mus es ▁( 1 8 8 4 ), ▁and ▁Christian ▁In sp iration ▁( 1 8 8 4 ). ▁ ▁Paris ▁▁ ▁Pu vis ' ▁career ▁was ▁tied ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁complicated ▁debate ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁on going ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Republic ▁( 1 8 7 0 ), ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁violence ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ▁Comm une . ▁The ▁question ▁at ▁st ake ▁was ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁' F rench ness '. ▁Royal ists ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁revolution ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁immense ▁dis aster ▁and ▁that ▁France ▁had ▁been ▁thrown ▁off ▁course , ▁while ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁Revolution ▁had ▁allowed ▁France ▁to ▁revert ▁to ▁its ▁true ▁course . ▁Con sequently , ▁works ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁displayed ▁in ▁public ▁spaces , ▁such ▁as ▁mur als , ▁had ▁the ▁important ▁task ▁of ▁ful fill ing ▁the ▁ide ology ▁of ▁the ▁commission ing ▁party . ▁Many ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁Pu vis ' s ▁works ▁have ▁noted ▁that ▁his ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁' p ain ter ▁for ▁France ' ▁was ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁create ▁works ▁which ▁were ▁agree able ▁to ▁the ▁many ▁ide ologies ▁in ▁existence ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁Paris ian ▁commission ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁cycle ▁at ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Gene v ieve , ▁which