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