Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.
As a painter and muralist, Delacroix's use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of colour profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists, while his passion for the exotic inspired the artists of the Symbolist movement. A fine lithographer, Delacroix illustrated various works of William Shakespeare, the Scottish author Walter Scott and the German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
In contrast to the Neoclassical perfectionism of his chief rival Ingres, Delacroix took for his inspiration the art of Rubens and painters of the Venetian Renaissance, with an attendant emphasis on colour and movement rather than clarity of outline and carefully modelled form. Dramatic and romantic content characterized the central themes of his maturity, and led him not to the classical models of Greek and Roman art, but to travel in North Africa, in search of the exotic. Friend and spiritual heir to Théodore Géricault, Delacroix was also inspired by Lord Byron, with whom he shared a strong identification with the "forces of the sublime", of nature in often violent action.
However, Delacroix was given to neither sentimentality nor bombast, and his Romanticism was that of an individualist. In the words of Baudelaire, "Delacroix was passionately in love with passion, but coldly determined to express passion as clearly as possible."
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Male Academy Figure 1821 |
Monk at Prayer 1821 |
Self Portrait as Ravenswood from Hamlet 1821 |
The Italian Theatre 1821 |
A Mulatto Woman. Portrait of Aspasie 1821-1824 |
Seated Nude, Mademoiselle Rose 1821-1824 |
The Orphan Girl at the Cemetery 1821-1824 |
A Mad Woman 1822 |
The Barque of Dante. Dante and Virgil in the Underworld 1822 |
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Two Views of a Standing Indian from Calcutta 1823-1824 |
Two Views of an Indian from Calcutta, Seated and Standing 1823-1824 |
Abel Widmer 1824 |
Horse Frightened by a Storm 1824 |
Massacre of Chios 1824 |
Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Blue Beret 1824 |
Portrait of Thales Fielding 1824 |
Scenes from the Massacre of Chios 1824 |
Study of a Reclining Nude 1824 |
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The Death of Lara 1824 |
Two Knights Fighting in a Landscape 1824 |
Charles VI and Odette de Champdivers 1824-1826 |
A Mortally Wounded Brigand Quenches his Thirst 1825 |
Gentleman on a Dark Brown Hunter 1825 |
Macbeth and the Witches 1825 |
Odalisque Reclining on a Divan 1825 |
Turk Sitting Smoking on a Couch 1825 |
Turkish Horseman 1825 |
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Two Views of costumes Souliote 1824-1825 |
Two Greek warriors dancing 1824-1825 |
Female Nude Reclining on a Divan 1825-1826 |
The Execution of the Doge Marino Faliero 1825-1826 |
The Dying Turk 1825-1830 |
Combat Between the Giaour and the Pasha 1826 |
Sketch for Christ in the Garden of Olives 1826 |
Greece expiring on the Ruins of Missolonghi 1826 |
Mephistopheles Aloft 1826 |
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Milton dictated to his daughters. The Paradise Lost 1826 |
Portrait of a Turk in a Turban 1826 |
The Bride of Lammermoor 1826 |
Female Nude Killed from Behind 1826-1827 |
Still Life with Lobsters 1826-1827 |
Tiger Attacking a Horse 1826-1829 |
Death of Sardanapalus 1827 |
Marguerite-Juliette Pierret 1827 |
Portrait of Baron Schwiter 1827 |
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Reclining Odalisque or, Woman with a Parakeet 1827 |
Sketch for The Death of Sardanapalus 1827 |
Study Sardanapalus 1827 |
The Birth of Henri IV 1827 |
The Old Bridge at Nantes 1827 |
Interior of a Chapel 1829 |
Lion of the Atlas 1829 |
The Assassination of the Bishop of Liege 1829 |
A corner of the studio 1830 |
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Faust and Mephistopheles 1827-1828 |
Faust in his Study 1828 |
Faust meeting Marguerite 1828 |
Faust rescues Marguerite from her prison 1828 |
Faust, Goethe's Tragedy 1828 |
Faust 1828 |
Cardinal Richelieu Preaching in the Chapel of the Palais-Royal 1828 |
Marguerite in the Church with the Evil Spirits 1828 |
Portrait of 'Auguste-Richard de la Hautière 1828 |
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Battle of Poitiers 1830 |
Étude de deux tigres 1830 |
Mirabeau et Dreux-Brézé, le 23 juin 1789 1830 |
The Liberty Leading the People 1830 |
Tiger 1830 |
Tiger Resting 1830 |
Tiger 1830 |
Episode from The Corsair by Lord Byron 1831 |
Head of a Woman in a Red Turban 1831 |
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Willibald von Glueck at the Clavecin Composing the Score of his Armide 1831 |
Arab Fantasia 1832 |
City wall of Meknes. Morocco from the sketchbook 1832 |
Jewish Bride 1832 |
Moroccan horsemen in military action. Moroccan Military Exercises 1832 |
Moroccan Women 1832 |
Page from the Moroccan Notebook 1832 |
Portrait of Paganini 1832 |
Seated Arab in Tanger 1832 |
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Self-Portrait with Cap 1832 |
Sketch for the Women of Algiers 1832 |
Street in Meknes 1832 |
The Coast of Spain at Salabrena 1832 |
Two Moroccans Seated In The Countryside 1832 |
Two Views of a Young Arab 1832 |
Still Life with Dahlias 1833 |
Mlle. Alexandrine -Julie de la Boutraye 1832-1834 |
A Blacksmith 1833 |
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A Vase of Flowers 1833 |
Count de Mornay's Apartment 1833 |
Fantasia arabe 1833 |
Jewish Woman of Algiers 1833 |
King Rodrigo 1833 |
Portrait of Dr Francois-Marie Desmaisons 1833 |
Strolling Players 1833 |
Study for part of the 'Justice' frieze 1833-1836 |
Frescoes on the west wall 1833-1837 |
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Portrait of Eugéne Berny d'Ouville 1828 |
Henri IV Conferring the Regency upon Marie de' Medici 1834 |
Portrait of George Sand 1834 |
Still-Life with Flowers 1834 |
Study for the painting Women of Algiers 1834 |
The Prisoner of Chillon 1834 |
The Turkish Rider 1834 |
The Women of Algiers in their Apartment 1834 |
The Battle of Taillebourg 1834-1835 |
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Léon Riesener 1835 |
Lion and Tortoise 1835 |
Madame Henri Francois Riesener 1835 |
The Battle of Giaour and Hassan 1835 |
The Mediterranean 1835 |
Cliffs at Fécamp 1835-1839 |
The Entombment, after Rubens 1836 |
The Natchez 1836 |
Charles-Quint au monastère de Yuste 1837 |
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Portrait of Count Charles de Mornay 1837 |
Self Portrait 1837 |
Fanatics of Tangier 1837-1838 |
Academy of young woman 1838 |
Adam and Eve 1838 |
Babylonian Captivity 1838 |
Christopher Columbus and His Son at La Rábida 1838 |
Cleopatra and the Peasant 1838 |
Fan with Caricatures 1838 |
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Four Views of men sitting 1838 |
Frederic Chopin 1838 |
Hesiod and the Muse 1838 |
Medea 1838 |
Portrait of George Sand 1838 |
The Cottage in the grove 1838 |
The Death of Ophelia 1838 |
Attila and his Hordes Overrun Italy and the Arts 1838-1847 |
Christ on the Cross 1839 |
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Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery 1839 |
Hamlet and Horatio in the Graveyard 1839 |
Tasso in the Madhouse 1839 |
Self Portrait 1840 |
Sultan Abel el Rahman 1840 |
The Crusaders' entry into Constantinople, 12th April 1204 1840 |
The Shipwreck of Don Juan 1840 |
The Shipwreck of Don Juan 1840 |
Yound Woman Leaning over a Woman Stretched out on the Ground 1840 |
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Christ on the Sea of Galilee 1840-1845 |
Christ on the Sea of Galilee 1840-1845 |
George Sand's Garden at Nohant 1840-1848 |
The Death of Sardanapalus 1844 |
A Jewish wedding in Morocco 1841 |
The Annunciation 1841 |
The Education of the Virgin 1842 |
The Edge of a Wood at Nohant 1842-1843 |
Bouquet of Flowers 1843 |
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Hamlet and Horatio before the Grave 1843 |
Hamlet Sees the Ghost of his Father 1843 |
The Bride of Abydos 1843 |
The Death of Ophelia 1843 |
The Last Words of Emperor Marcus Aurelius 1844 |
Christ on the Cross 1845 |
Madeleine dans le désert 1845 |
Muley Abd-ar-Rhaman, The Sultan of Morocco, leaving his Palace of Meknes with his entourage 1845 |
Peasant Women from the Region of the Eaux-Bonnes 1845 |
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The Muse of Orpheus 1845-1847 |
Christ on the Cross 1846 |
The Abduction of Rebecca 1846 |
A North African Jewess 1847 |
Bodies of Moroccan Guards at Meknes 1847 |
Jewish Musicians 1847 |
Moroccan Fantasia 1847 |
Saint George Fighting the Dragon, Perseus Delivering Andromeda 1847 |
The Fanatics of Tangier 1847 |
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The Death of Lara 1847-1848 |
Arabs Playing Chess 1847-1849 |
Othello and Desdemona 1847-1849 |
Christ on the Cross 1847-1850 |
Lion Rending Apart a Corpse 1847-1850 |
The Road to Calvary 1847-1859 |
Women at Fountain 1847-1860 |
The Entombment of Christ. The Lamentation 1848 |
Vase of Flowers on a Console 1848-1849 |
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A Basket of Flowers Overturned in a Park 1848-1849 |
Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase 1848-1849 |
An Arab Horseman at the Gallop 1849 |
Cliffs at Étretat 1849 |
Cliffs in Normandy 1849 |
Cliffs of Étretat 1849 |
Flower bed with Hydrangeas, Scillas and Anemones 1849 |
Romeo and Juliet at the Capulet's Tomb 1849 |
Study of Sky, Setting Sun 1849 |
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Study of the Sky at Dusk 1849 |
Study of the Sky at Sunset 1849 |
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment 1849 |
Arab Horseman Attacked by Lion 1849-1850 |
Bouquet of Flowers 1849-1850 |
Hamlet and his Mother 1849-1850 |
Lady Macbeth Sleepwalking 1849-1850 |
Michelangelo in his Studio 1849-1850 |
The Good Samaritan 1849-1850 |
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The Bride of Abydos 1849-1850 |
Ceres 1849-1853 |
Perseus and Andromeda 1849-1853 |
The Bride of Abydos 1849-1859 |
Bouquet champêtre 1850 |
Forest Scene near Sénart 1850 |
Lion devouring an Arab horse 1850 |
Lion Stalking Its Prey. Lion Watching Gazelles 1850 |
Moroccan Horseman Crossing a Ford 1850 |
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Pietà 1850 |
Sunset 1850 |
The rape of Sabine women 1850 |
Wounded Lioness 1850 |
Apollo Slays Python 1850-1851 |
Marfisa and Pinabello's Lady 1850-1852 |
Saint Sebastian Tended by the Holy Women 1850-1854 |
Lion Devouring an Arab |
Arab Chieftain Signaling to His Companions 1851 |
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Moroccan courtyard 1851 |
Horse and Rider Attacked by a Lion 1851-1856 |
Lion Devouring a Rabbit 1851-1856 |
African Pirates Abducting a Young Woman 1852 |
Andromeda 1852 |
Boats Aground on a Riverbank 1852 |
Desdemona Cursed by Her Father 1852 |
Desdemona Cursed by her Father 1852 |
Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople 1852 |
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Sea Viewed from the Heights of Dieppe 1852 |
Sketch for Peace Descends to Earth 1852 |
The Good Samaritan 1852 |
The Bride of Abydos 1852-1853 |
View of Tangier with Two Seated Arabs 1852-1853 |
Lioness Stalking Its Prey 1852-1854 |
Christ on the Cross 1853 |
Christ on the Sea of Galilee 1853 |
Disciples and Holy Women Carrying Away the Body of Saint Stephen 1853 |
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Lion and boar 1853 |
Patch of Forest with an Oak Tree 1853 |
Perseus and Andromeda 1853 |
Portrait of Alfred Bruyas 1853 |
The Disciples at Emmaus 1853 |
Weislingen Captures by Goetz's Men 1853 |
Autumn Landscape, Champrosay 1853-1856 |
Christ on the Cross 1853-1856 |
Christ on the Sea of Galilee 1853 |
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Bathers. Turkish Women Bathing 1854 |
Christ on the Lake of Gennezaret 1854 |
Christ on the Sea of Galilee 1854 |
Lion Hunt, study 1854 |
Lion Hunt in Morocco. Arabs Stalking a Lion 1854 |
Seascape 1854 |
Sunset on the Sea 1854 |
Sunset on the Sea 1854 |
The Duc d'Orleans Showing his Mistress to the Duc de Bourgogne 1854 |
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The Riding Lesson 1854 |
The Sea at Dieppe 1854 |
Tiger Hunt 1854 |
View of the Port of Dieppe 1854 |
Woman from Algiers with Windhund 1854 |
A Garden Path at Augerville 1855 |
A Moroccan Saddling a Horse. Arab Saddling his Horse 1855 |
Arabs Traveling 1855 |
Cliffs near Dieppe 1855 |
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Lion and Caiman. Lion Clutching a Lizard or Lion Devouring an Alligator 1855 |
Lion Hunt 1855 |
Panoramic View of the Vallée de la Tourmente 1855 |
Rider Attacked by a Jaguar 1855 |
The Two Foscari 1855 |
Clorinde Free Olindo and Sophronia 1856 |
Landscape near Ante 1856 |
Scene from the War between the Turks and Greeks 1856 |
Trees in a Park 1856 |
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Young Woman Attacked by a Tiger 1856 |
The Beheading of John the Baptist 1856-1858 |
View of Tangier from the Seashore 1856-1858 |
Ugolino and His Sons in the Tower 1856-1860 |
Jacob's fight with the angel 1856-1861 |
The Expulsion of Heliodorus 1856-1861 |
Autumn - Bacchus and Ariadne 1856-1863 |
Figure in Turkish Costume 1856-1863 |
Spring - Orpheus and Eurydice 1856-1863 |
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Summer - Diana and Actaeon 1856-1863 |
Winter - Juno and Aeolus 1856-1863 |
Odalisque 1857 |
The Bride of Abydo 1857 |
The Lamentation 1857 |
The Moroccan and his Horse 1857 |
Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest 1858 |
Moroccan Troops Fording a River 1858 |
Rebecca Kidnapped by the Templar, Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert 1858 |
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St. Sebastian with St. Irene and Attendant 1858 |
The Death of Desdemona 1858 |
The Death of Lara 1858 |
The Lion Hunt 1858 |
Tiger Startled by a Snake 1858 |
The Entombment 1858-1859 |
Demosthenes Declaiming by the Seashore 1859 |
Erminia and the Shepherds 1859 |
Ovid among the Scythians 1859 |
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Puma 1859 |
The Lion Hunt 1859 |
Amadis de Gaule Delivers a Damsel from Galpan's Castle 1860 |
Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable 1860 |
Horses Coming Out of the Sea 1860 |
Lion Hunt 1860 |
Lion Hunt 1861 |
The Agony in the Garden 1861 |
Botzaris Attacks the Turkish Camp and Is Fatally Wounded 1862 |
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Hercules Bringing Alcestis Back from the Underworld 1862 |
Winter - Juno And Aeolus 1862 |
Horses at a Fountain 1862 |
Portrait of the Sultan of Morocco 1862 |
Saint Stephen Borne Away by His Disciples 1862 |
Shipwreck on the Coast 1862 |
The Education of Achilles 1862 |
Tiger Growling at a Snake 1862 |
An Arab Camp at Night 1863 |
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Arabs Skirmishing in the Mountains 1863 |
Lioness Ready to Spring 1863 |
A Turkish Man on a Grey Horse |
Horse in a Landscape |
Eagle |
Ruins of the Chapel of the Abbey of Valmont |
Tigers Devouring a Horse |
A blacksmith |
Collision of Moorish Horsemen 1843-1844 |
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Bay of Tangier in Morocco |
The Fireplace 1824 |
Lion and Snake 1846 |
Still Life with Flowers and Fruit 1848 |
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes |
The Resurrection of Lazarus 1850 |
The Witches’ Sabbath 1831-1833 |
Gretchen in the Church 1850 |
Christ in the Palace of Pilate 1849 |