Eugene+Delacroix

 Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was born on April 26, 1798 in Saint-Maurice France and died on August 23, 1863 at the age of 65. Delacroix was a French Romantic painter and his use of color and brushstrokes influenced impressionist artists. In 1815 he began to train in the neo-classical style of Jacques-Louis David. His earlier works include //The Barque of Dante// (1822) and //Massacre at Chios// (1824). A trip to England in 1825 profoundly influenced his works in the Romantic style for the next 30 years. These include //Death of Sardanapalus// (1826) and his most influential painting //Liberty Leading the People// (1830). In 1832 Delacroix traveled to Morocco hoping to capture a more primitive culture. He produced more than one hundred paintings featuring the people and places of North Africa. These include //Tiger Hunt// (1854) and //Sultan of Morocco// (1845).

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