Eugène Delacroix

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (April 26, 1798 - August 13, 1863) was an important painter from the French romantic period.

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April 26 - 1798 - August 13 - 1863 - Romantic

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Delacroix was born at Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon, Ardèche, in the Rhône-Alpes Region of France. There is reason to believe that his father, Charles Delacroix, was infertile at the time of Eugène's conception and that his real father was Talleyrand, who was a friend of the family, and whom the adult Eugène resembled in appearance and character. He was trained by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin in the neoclassical style of Jacques-Louis David, but was strongly influenced by the more colorful and rich style of the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and fellow French artist Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) whose works marked an introduction to romanticism in art.

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Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon - Ardèche - Rhône-Alpes - France - Talleyrand - Pierre-Narcisse Guérin - Jacques-Louis David - Peter Paul Rubens - Théodore Géricault - Romanticism

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Delacroix's developing technique would prove to be an important influence on others. His use of expressive color profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionist movement.

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In 1822, his first major painting, The Barque of Dante, was accepted by the Paris Salon and two years later he achieved popular success for his Massacre at Chios.

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1822 - Paris Salon - Chios

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