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