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Eugene Delacroix – Goethe’s Faust lithographs
In the 1820s, the artist Eugene Delacroix was in the prime of his creative power. He is 30 years old, he is a recognized master, who created the paintings that put him among the best artists of France: “Dante and Virgil”, “The Massacre at Chios”, “The Execution of Marino Faliero”, “The Death of Sardanapala”.
In them, Delacroix most fully reflected the ideas of progressive romanticism that prevailed at that time in French painting, to the transmission of historical truth expressed by a vivid, emotional language, which compels the emperor to sympathize with the strong, integral and passionate characters. Continue reading
masters saw in reality
especially outstanding
linear perspective
ambassador to Greece
master worked
constant companions
introduction of an orange-red
remarkable monument
makes several
direct observations
distinguished by its mannerism
social activity gradually
statue was created
thus emphasizing
drew themes from these albums
beautiful and majestic
tense in mood
hands he held
monuments of the city’s
inhuman tension.
aspiring artist
naming the artistic
creative response
picture telling
products painted
henceforth become
most popular
variety of color
surpass in this respect
where every wave
joyful beauty
most picturesque places
figures are graceful
outlines of buildings
natural principle
painters from England
could not recover
huge cycle of murals
technique of oil painting
studios were located
uniquely individual
easel paintings
Mexican graphic until
supposedly saved
years of reaction
