26.04.1798–13.08.1863

Eugène Delacroix

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was born on April 26, 1798, in Saint-Maurice, France. He became one of the foremost representatives of Romanticism in French art. Delacroix's work encompassed historical painting, battle scenes, still lifes, and landscapes. In addition to painting, he was a lithographer, engraver, architectural draftsman, illustrator,…

Eugène Delacroix
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Biography

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was born on April 26, 1798, in Saint-Maurice, France. He became one of the foremost representatives of Romanticism in French art. Delacroix's work encompassed historical painting, battle scenes, still lifes, and landscapes. In addition to painting, he was a lithographer, engraver, architectural draftsman, illustrator, monumental artist, pastelist, photographer, and diary author. Among his most famous works are "Liberty Leading the People," "The Massacre at Chios," "Babylonian Captivity," and "Young Tiger Playing with Its Mother." Eugène Delacroix was a member of the French Institute and the Academy of Fine Arts in the painting class. In 1861, he became one of the founding members of the National Society of Fine Arts. Delacroix died on August 13, 1863, in Paris.

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Eugène Delacroix. Sunset

Eugène Delacroix

Sunset, 1845

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