Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), a towering figure of French Romanticism, transformed 19th-century art with his vibrant brushwork and expressive palette. Though initially trained in Pierre-Narcisse Guérin’s studio, he quickly broke from academic conventions to develop a passionate style informed by his North African travels and admiration for Rubens and Venetian colorists. His masterpieces, including “Liberty Leading the People” (1830) and the decorative paintings at Saint-Sulpice’s Chapel of Holy Angels, demonstrate his genius for blending classical erudition with modern sensibility. Through his journals and correspondence, Delacroix also emerges as a refined intellectual, amateur musician, and friend to leading minds of his era, including Chopin and George Sand.

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