Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Christophe Colomb et son fils à La Rábida (Christopher Columbus and His Son at La Rábida) 1838 Oil on canvas, 90.3 x 118 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Colombo, Cristoforo (1451-1506) | La Rábida |…
(1451–1506) Christophorus Columbus Works: • La lettera dell’isole che ha trovato nuovamente el Re di Spagna (1495) • Lettera ai Reali di Spagna (1493) • Lettere autografe edite ed inedite di Cristoforo Colombo (Italian) • The authentic letters of Columbus…
(1824–1898) Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes The artist’s works: Pompiers ruraux 1857 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Le repos c.1863 National Gallery of Art, Washington Le travail c.1863 National Gallery of Art, Washington Marseille, porte de l’Orient c.1868–1869 The Phillips Collection, Washington La Madeleine au…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Cavalerie grecque au repos dans une forêt (Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest) 1858 Oil on fabric, 50.4 x 61.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland A leading figure of the French Romantic movement, Delacroix painted traditional historical…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Le Puma (The Puma) 1859 Oil on wood, 41.2 x 30.7 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) L’enlèvement de Rébecca (The Abduction of Rebecca) 1846 Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 81.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Throughout his career Delacroix was inspired by the novels of Sir Walter Scott, a favorite author of…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Desdemona maudite par son père (Desdemona Cursed by her Father) c.1852 Oil on cradled panel, 40.6 x 32.1 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Compare: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Othello et Desdémone 1847–1849 National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa See…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Deux chevaux combattant dans un paysage orageux (Two Horses Fighting in a Stormy Landscape) c.1828 Oil on canvas, 36.8 x 45.9 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Portrait de Goethe (Portrait of Goethe) 1828 Lithograph, 29.5 × 22.3 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Frontispiece from Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published by Charles Motte, Paris, 1828. See also: • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Cavalier arabe (Arab Rider) 1854 Oil on panel, 35 x 26.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid The taste for Oriental and exotic themes had spread across France during the 18th century and became more pronounced with the advent of…