vividly revealed themselves
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
painters from England
studios were located
where every wave
remarkable monument
monuments of the city’s
statue was created
inhuman tension.
linear perspective
beautiful and majestic
variety of color
uniquely individual
master worked
henceforth become
outlines of buildings
masters saw in reality
direct observations
most picturesque places
constant companions
drew themes from these albums
natural principle
ambassador to Greece
huge cycle of murals
figures are graceful
especially outstanding
Mexican graphic until
technique of oil painting
thus emphasizing
tense in mood
creative response
aspiring artist
supposedly saved
could not recover
products painted
most popular
joyful beauty
distinguished by its mannerism
introduction of an orange-red
naming the artistic
makes several
easel paintings
social activity gradually
surpass in this respect
picture telling
years of reaction
hands he held
