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| − | '''Eugene Delacroix''' (1798-1863) [[French]] [[Romanticism|Romantic]] painter. | + | '''Eugene Delacroix''' (1798-1863) [[French]] [[Romanticism|Romantic]] painter. He was celebrated for the use of expressive color that influenced later painters, notably the [[Impressionism|Impressionists]]. |
''The last of the great Renaissance artists, Delacroix comes of a lineage whose founder is [[Michelangelo]] and whose prodigal son is [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]].'' <ref> [http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/delacroix.html Eugene Delacroix at The Artchive] </ref> | ''The last of the great Renaissance artists, Delacroix comes of a lineage whose founder is [[Michelangelo]] and whose prodigal son is [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]].'' <ref> [http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/delacroix.html Eugene Delacroix at The Artchive] </ref> | ||
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Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) French Romantic painter. He was celebrated for the use of expressive color that influenced later painters, notably the Impressionists.
The last of the great Renaissance artists, Delacroix comes of a lineage whose founder is Michelangelo and whose prodigal son is Rubens. [1]
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The veritable tradition in great things is not to repeat what others have done, but to rediscover the spirit that created these great things - and creates utterly different things in different times. Paul Valéry. |
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Massacre at Chios
See also
External links
- Eugene Delacroix Gallery - 242 items Art.com
- Eugène Delacroix Catholic Encyclopedia.
Gallery
"Choc de cavaliers Arabes"
"The Death of Sardanapalus"
"Arab Saddling his Horse"
"Frightened Horse"
