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