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