Delacroix 19

Author: [British] DeAgostini
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: Delacroix was not interested in politics, but his grand-scale paintings and narrative themes with a focus on the audience truly reflected the passion of the era when the French Republic was competing for survival with the monarchy. This book is an introduction to the works of the Western artist Delacroix. The main content of this book includes: Delacroix, the artist's career, imagination in turbulent times, style and technique, the romantic master, close-ups of famous works, The Liberation of the People, selected works explained, Dante and Virgil, The Slaughter of Chios, The Death of Sardanapalus, Women of Algiers, The Crusaders' Conquest of Constantinople, World-Famous Museums, and the National Museum of Delacroix.