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Considered the leader of the French Romantic school of painting, Eugene Delacroix was a prolific artist, producing over 9,000 works during his lifetime, ranging from paintings, to watercolors, pastels and drawings. His work both shaped the Impressionist artists and inspired the Symbolist movement.
Learn about the life and work of Eugène Delacroix, the leader of the Romantic movement in 19th-century French art. Explore his paintings of historical, exotic, and animal subjects, and his influence on modernism.
May 7, 2024 · Eugene Delacroix was a prominent French Romantic artist known for his vibrant and emotional paintings. Born in 1798, Delacroix's work often depicted scenes of dramatic historical events, exotic landscapes, and powerful emotions.
As a painter and muralist, Delacroix's use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of colour profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists, while his passion for the exotic inspired the artists of the Symbolist movement.
A painting inspired by Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe, depicting the kidnapping of a Jewish heroine by Muslim warriors. Learn about the artist, the subject, the style, and the context of this Romantic masterpiece at The Met.
Eugène Delacroix French. ca. 1853. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 801. Delacroix painted at least six versions of this biblical lesson in faith: when awakened by his terrified disciples, Christ scolded them for their lack of trust in Providence.
Works of Art. Artist Bibliography. Biography. Eugène Delacroix was born in 1798, the son of Charles Delacroix who had served briefly as minister of foreign affairs under the Directory and who was on a mission to Holland, as the ambassador of the French Republic, at the time of his son's birth.
