| Style | Romanticism |
| Lived | April 26, 1798 - August 13, 1863 ( 19th century ) |
| Nationality | France |
| Biography |
Eugène Delacroix Biography |
| Prints |
Eugène Delacroix prints and posters |
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| Paintings |
Eugène Delacroix' most famous and symbolic painting is without a doubt 'Liberty Leading the People'. Other paintings by Delacroix include 'The Shipwreck of Don Juan', 'The Massacre of Chios', 'The Barque of Dante' and 'Fréderic Chopin'.
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| Quote | "What makes men of genius, or rather, what they make, is not new ideas, it is that idea - possessing them - that what has been said has still not been said enough."
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| Interesting |
Eugène Delacroix never really experienced any financial problems: his father was an important politician in the French government.
Apart from paintings, Eugène Delacroix also created illustrations for books from William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Scott and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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| Links |
National Museum of Eugène Delacroix - in Paris (French only).
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