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Eugene Delacroix

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix

Eugene Delacroix

Self-Portrait - Eugene Delacroix

Born: 26 April 1798; Charenton (Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne), Île-de-France, France

Died: 13 August 1863; Paris, France

Field: painting, lithography

Nationality: French

Art Movement: Romanticism

Considered the leader of the French Romantic school of painting, Eugene Delacroix was a prolific artist, producing over 9,000 works during his lifetime, ranging from paintings, to watercolors, pastels and drawings. His work both shaped the Impressionist artists and inspired the Symbolist movement. Taking inspiration from Peter Paul Rubens and the Venetian Renaissance painters, his painting style emphasized colors and movement rather than the carefully modeled form and clear outline. After completing his education in art, he submitted his first work the Paris Salon The Barque of the Dante, which was accepted, in 1822. This first piece caused a sensation and was harshly criticized, but it was nonetheless bough by the State for the Luxembourg Galleries. This began a pattern of his critical reception throughout his career. First, his work was criticized, but later accepted and purchased by the state or personal patron.

His works revolved around many themes, many of which were inspired by the works of Shakespeare, Goethe, and Byron, and entailed the motifs of violence and sensuality. Perhaps his most widely know piece is Liberty Leading the Republic, which invoked the image of liberty leading the people. The French government initially bough the painting, but soon deemed it too anti-establishment, and had it withdrawn from view. In 1832, he traveled to Morocco to escape Paris society, and experience a more primitive culture. His time there inspired over 100 paintings, and he compared the people there to the early citizens of Rome or Greece.

Wikipedia article

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Featured Artworks

The Barque of Dante (Dante and Virgil in the Underworld), 1822
Horse Frightened by a Storm, 1824
Death of Sardanapalus, 1827
The Liberty Leading the People, 1830
The Women of Algiers in their Apartment, 1834
Christopher Columbus and His Son at La Rábida, 1838
Cleopatra and the Peasant, 1838
Fanatics of Tangier, 1837-1838
Medea, 1838
Tasso in the Madhouse, 1839
Self Portrait, c.1840
The Crusaders' entry into Constantinople, 12th April 1204, 1840 (oil on canvas), 1840

Artworks by Style

Romanticism

The Italian Theatre, 1821
Self Portrait as Hamlet, 1821
Monk at Prayer, 1821
Male Academy Figure, 1821
Summer Diana Surprised at her Bath by Actaeon, 1821-1822
The Barque of Dante (Dante and Virgil in the Underworld), 1822
Two Knights Fighting in a Landscape, c.1824
The Orphan Girl at the Cemetery, 1823-1824
Study of a Reclining Nude, 1824
Seated Nude, Mademoiselle Rose, 1820-1824
Horse Frightened by a Storm, 1824
Two Views of costumes Souliotes, 1824-1825

Orientalism

Scenes from the Massacre of Chios, 1822
A Mulatto Woman, c.1821-c.1824
Two Views of a Standing Indian from Calcutta, 1823-1824
Two Views of an Indian from Calcutta, Seated and Standing, 1823-1824
Odalisque, c.1825
Turk Sitting Smoking on a Couch, 1825
Turk with a Saddle, 1824-1825
Combat Between the Giaour and the Pasha, 1826
Portrait of a Turk in a Turban, c.1826
Lion of the Atlas, 1829
The Dying Turk, 1825-1830
Tiger, 1830

Artworks by Genre

history painting

Scenes from the Massacre of Chios, 1822
Two Knights Fighting in a Landscape, c.1824
Charles VI and Odette de Champdivers, 1824-1826
The Execution of the Doge Marino Faliero, 1825-1826
Greece expiring on the Ruins of Missolonghi, 1826
The Assassination of the Bishop of Liege, 1829
Battle of Poitiers, 1830
The Liberty Leading the People, 1830
Moroccan horsemen in military action, 1832
Confrontation of knights in the countryside, 1834
The Battle of Taillebourg - draft, 1834-1835
Christopher Columbus and His Son at La Rábida, 1838

religious painting

Monk at Prayer, 1821
Study for part of the 'Justice' frieze, 1833-1836
St. Sebastian, 1836
Pietà, 1837
Frescoes on the west wall (Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon, Paris), 1833-1837
Saint George Fighting the Dragon, Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1847
The Entombment of Christ, 1848
Pietà, 1850
Sketch for Peace Descends to Earth, 1852
The Disciples at Emmaus, 1853
Christ on the Cross, 1853
Christ on the Sea of Galilee, 1854

mythological painting

Summer Diana Surprised at her Bath by Actaeon, 1821-1822
Death of Sardanapalus, 1827
Medea, 1838
The Muse of Orpheus, 1845-1847
Andromeda, c.1852
Ceres, 1849-1853
The Education of Achilles, 1862
Winter Juno And Aeolus, 1862
The Autumn Bacchus and Ariadne, 1856-1863
The Summer Diana Surprised by Actaeon, 1856-1863
Hesiod and the Muse
Spring Orpheus Coming to the Aid of Eurydice

quadratura

Apollo Slays Python, 1850-1851

literary painting

The Barque of Dante (Dante and Virgil in the Underworld), 1822
Macbeth and the Witches, 1825
The Bride of Lammermoor, 1826
Mephistopheles Aloft, 1826
Combat Between the Giaour and the Pasha, 1826
Marguerite in the Church with the Evil Spirits, 1828
Faust, Goethe's Tragedy, 1828
Faust rescues Marguerite from her prison, 1828
Faust meeting Marguerite, 1828
Faust in his Study, 1828
Episode from The Corsair by Lord Byron, 1831
The Prisoner of Chillon, 1834

illustration

Arab Studies Camp
Streets and shops with characters, handwritten notes

allegorical painting

The Mediterranean, 1835

genre painting

The Italian Theatre, 1821
The Natchez, 1823-1825
Two Greek warriors dancing (Study costumes Souliotes), 1824-1825
Two Views of costumes Souliotes, 1824-1825
Turk with a Saddle, 1824-1825
Turk Sitting Smoking on a Couch, 1825
A Mortally Wounded Brigand Quenches his Thirst, 1825
The Dying Turk, 1825-1830
Arab Fantasia, 1832
Two Views of a Young Arab, 1832
A Blacksmith, 1833
King Rodrigo, 1833

portrait

A Mulatto Woman, c.1821-c.1824
The Orphan Girl at the Cemetery, 1823-1824
Two Views of an Indian from Calcutta, Seated and Standing, 1823-1824
Two Views of a Standing Indian from Calcutta, 1823-1824
Portrait of a Turk in a Turban, c.1826
Portrait of Baron Schwiter, 1827
Head of a Woman in a Red Turban, 1831
Willibald von Glueck at the Clavecin Composing the Score of his Armide, 1831
Moroccan Women, 1832
Portrait of Paganini, 1832
Seated Arab in Tanger, 1832
Two Women at the Well, 1832

self-portrait

Self Portrait as Hamlet, 1821
Self-Portrait with Cap, 1832
Self Portrait, c.1837
Self Portrait, c.1840

caricature

Fan with Caricatures, 1838

nude painting (nu)

Male Academy Figure, 1821
Seated Nude, Mademoiselle Rose, 1820-1824
Study of a Reclining Nude, 1824
Odalisque, c.1825
Female Nude Reclining on a Divan, 1825-1826
Reclining Odalisque or, Woman with a Parakeet, 1827
Academy of young woman, 1838
Odalisque, 1857
Study Sardanapalus
Nude bearded man, seated
Female Nude Killed from Behind

cityscape

Kiosk of Trajan at Philae
View of Tangier

landscape

The Coast of Spain at Salabrena, 1832
The Cottage in the grove, 1838
The Edge of a Wood at Nohant, 1842-1843
Study of the Sky at Sunset, 1849
Study of Sky, Setting Sun, 1849
The Porte d'Amont, Etretat, 1849
Landscape near Tangier
Bay of Tangier in Morocco

marina

Sea Viewed from the Heights of Dieppe, 1852
African Pirates Abducting a Young Woman, 1852
Cliffs near Dieppe, 1852-1855

wildlife painting

Lion of the Atlas, 1829
Tiger, 1830
Lion and Tortoise, 1835
Lion devouring an Arab horse, 1850
Lion and boar, 1853
Lion and alligator, 1855
Lion Devouring a Rabbit, 1856
Puma (Lioness watching prey), 1859
Tiger and Snake, 1862
Lioness devouring a Rabbit
Lion Devouring a Horse
Roaring lion's head

animal painting

Horse Frightened by a Storm, 1824
Horse Attacked by Lioness, 1842
Horse
Horses running
A Mandarin drake
Cat head

flower painting

Bouquet of Flowers, 1843
Vase of Flowers on a Console, 1848-1849
Bouquet of Flowers, 1849-1850
Study of Flowers, 1845-1850
Two branches with leaves

still life

Still Life with Lobsters, 1826-1827

sketch and study

Sketch for The Death of Sardanapalus, 1827
Page from the Moroccan Notebook, 1832
City wall of Meknes (Morocco from the sketchbook), 1832
Sketch for the Women of Algiers, 1832
Christ on the Cross, 1839
Yound Woman Leaning over a Woman Stretched out on the Ground, 1840
Apollo Slays Python, 1850
Christ on the Cross, 1853-1856
Winter Juno Beseeching Aeolus to Destroy the Fleet

interior

Interior of a Chapel, 1829
A corner of the studio, c.1830
Niche space in the palace of the Sultan of Meknes
Moroccan courtyard

Artworks by Technique

chalk

Male Academy Figure, 1821
Seated Arab in Tanger, 1832
The Cottage in the grove, 1838

gouache

Episode from The Corsair by Lord Byron, 1831
Bouquet of Flowers, 1849-1850

graphite

Monk at Prayer, 1821
Episode from The Corsair by Lord Byron, 1831
Lion and Tortoise, 1835

lithography

The Italian Theatre, 1821
Macbeth and the Witches, 1825
Mephistopheles Aloft, 1826
Faust rescues Marguerite from her prison, 1828
Faust in his Study, 1828
Faust meeting Marguerite, 1828
Marguerite in the Church with the Evil Spirits, 1828
Lion of the Atlas, 1829
Hamlet and Horatio before the Grave Diggers, 1843

oil

Self Portrait as Hamlet, 1821
The Barque of Dante (Dante and Virgil in the Underworld), 1822
Scenes from the Massacre of Chios, 1822
Summer Diana Surprised at her Bath by Actaeon, 1821-1822
A Mulatto Woman, c.1821-c.1824
Two Views of a Standing Indian from Calcutta, 1823-1824
Two Knights Fighting in a Landscape, c.1824
Two Views of an Indian from Calcutta, Seated and Standing, 1823-1824
Study of a Reclining Nude, 1824
Seated Nude, Mademoiselle Rose, 1820-1824
The Orphan Girl at the Cemetery, 1823-1824
A Mortally Wounded Brigand Quenches his Thirst, 1825

pastel

Portrait of a Turk in a Turban, c.1826
The Porte d'Amont, Etretat, 1849
Study of Sky, Setting Sun, 1849
Study of the Sky at Sunset, 1849
The Education of Achilles, 1862
Female Nude Killed from Behind

pen

City wall of Meknes (Morocco from the sketchbook), 1832
Lion and Tortoise, 1835
Two branches with leaves
The Descent from the Cross
Lioness devouring a Rabbit

pencil

Tiger, 1830
City wall of Meknes (Morocco from the sketchbook), 1832
Self-Portrait with Cap, 1832
Seated Arab in Tanger, 1832
Study for Marphisa, 1850

tusche

City wall of Meknes (Morocco from the sketchbook), 1832

ink

Episode from The Corsair by Lord Byron, 1831
Seated Arab in Tanger, 1832
Lion and Tortoise, 1835
The Cottage in the grove, 1838
Study for Marphisa, 1850
The Descent from the Cross
Two branches with leaves

watercolor

Horse Frightened by a Storm, 1824
Tiger, 1830
The Dying Turk, 1825-1830
Episode from The Corsair by Lord Byron, 1831
Willibald von Glueck at the Clavecin Composing the Score of his Armide, 1831
Jewish Bride, 1832
The Coast of Spain at Salabrena, 1832
Arab Fantasia, 1832
Sketch for the Women of Algiers, 1832
Moroccan Women, 1832
Fan with Caricatures, 1838
The Edge of a Wood at Nohant, 1842-1843

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