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