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