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