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Lion mauling a dead Arab
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| Artist / Maker | Eugène Delacroix |
|---|---|
| Date | 1847 |
| Medium | canvas, oil paint |
| Type | Painting |
| Collection | National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design |
| Location | National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design |
About the Artist
Eugène Delacroix studied under history painter Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1774-1833) and at the École des Beaux-Arts, though he did not succeed in competitions there. He soon befriended romantic painter Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) and exhibited at his first Salon in 1822 his powerful, moody The Barque of Dante (Musée du Louvre, Paris). In the next Salon, inspired by the recent events in the Greeks' struggle for independence against the Turks, Delacroix showed Scenes from the Massacres at Chios (Musée du Louvre, Paris),… Full biography →
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