1998 marks the bicentennial of the birth of the great French romantic painter Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). A pivotal figure in the history of 19th-century art, Delacroix stands both at the culmination of the great painterly tradition of Titian, Veronese, Rubens and Rembrandt and at the beginning of something quite new and modern, as witnessed by the reverence given to him by such artists as Renoir, Cezanne, Picasso and Matisse, who were profoundly influenced by his work. Accompanying an international exhibition that begins in Paris and travels to Philadelphia Museum of Art in September 1998, this book presents subjects ranging from saints and warriors to mythical goddesses, from Arab hunting scenes and tigers to sumptuous bouquets of flowers. Delacroix's late work reveals a deepening spiritual intensity that has more to do with aesthetic reflection and recollection than with the expansive narrative that characterized his grand public commissions. Focusing on the artist's last works allows further insight into this most remarkable and protean figure in the history of art.
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This is one of your typical thick museum catalogs with fairly nice sized pictures and a ton of text about each one. I bought it for the great lion pictures. It would be five stars if more of the pictures had been larger, but what you see is what you get. This is a museum catalog after all. The pictures are of a decent size to see, don't get me wrong. I would just pay the $10 for the paperback version and be happy. The cover is very nice - see the hardcover version on Amazon. It is a tiger attacking an Arab on a horse. Yes, very Romantic, and Delacroix certainly knew how to draw lions and tigers, O My!
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Great reproductions of many paintings from Delacroix's best period (in my opinion.) It is a must have for any Delacroix fan. His free handling of brushwork and color is on display at it's best here. I have seen several of the paintings in person, and can attest to the accuracy of these reproductions.
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