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The Death of Sardanapalus ( La Mort de Sardanapale) is an oil painting on canvas by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, dated 1827. It is now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. [1] . A smaller replica, painted by Delacroix in 1844, is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. [2]
The Death of Sardanapalus is an oil painting created in 1826 or 1827 by French Romantic artist Eugene Delacroix. The massive canvas, which is in the Louvre, explodes onto the senses with wild movement and sumptuous color, an orgy of indulgent exoticism.
Aug 30, 2023 · The analysis of La Mort de Sardanapale, or in English, The Death of Sardanapalus, by Eugène Delacroix will discuss when the artist painted it and what inspired the subject matter, and who exactly Sardanapalus was.
The Death of Sardanapalus. 1844 Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863) The subject of this painting was inspired by Lord Byron's dramatic poem of 1821 about the life of an ancient Assyrian king named Sardanapalus.
Eugene Delacroix was 29 years old when he painted The Death of Sardanapalus. By this time he had already received attention after exhibiting Dante and Virgil in Hell at the Salon of 1822 and the Massacre at Chios at the Salon of 1824.
Title: The Death of Sardanapalus. Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris) Date: 1845–46. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 29 × 32 7/16 in. (73.7 × 82.4 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986
Dec 6, 2023 · Eugène Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus, 1827, oil on canvas, 12′ 10″ x 16′ 3″ / 3.92 x 4.96 m (Musée du Louvre, Paris) Video transcript. Images for teaching and learning. Cite this page. Donate. Delacroix paints an anti-hero who presides over a chaotic, violent scene of corruption and luxury.
