Delacroix
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Few figures in the history of Western art burned as brilliantly — or as controversially — as Eugène Delacroix, the undisputed titan of French Romanticism. In this authoritative volume from Hamlyn's celebrated Colour Library of Art series, art historian Phoebe Pool presents a richly illustrated study of Delacroix's life and revolutionary body of work, tracing his artistic journey from his early, turbulent canvases to the grand, sweeping murals that cemented his legacy in the pantheon of European painting. Pool chronicles his iconic masterpieces — from Liberty Leading the People to The Death of Sardanapalus — situating each within the dramatic social and political upheavals of 19th-century France. Pool's critical eye illuminates the principles that defined Delacroix's genius: his electrifying use of colour, his dynamic compositional energy, and his fierce rejection of the cold Neoclassical orthodoxy championed by his great rival, Ingres. Written with scholarly precision yet genuine accessibility, the text argues persuasively for Delacroix's enduring influence on the Impressionists and the entire trajectory of modern art. A testament to a painter who once wrote in his journal that nature is but a dictionary, this volume leaves the reader hungry to understand just how profoundly one restless imagination reshaped the visual world.
Author: Phoebe Pool
Format: Paperback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few figures in the history of Western art burned as brilliantly — or as controversially — as Eugène Delacroix, the undisputed titan of French Romanticism. In this authoritative volume from Hamlyn's celebrated Colour Library of Art series, art historian Phoebe Pool presents a richly illustrated study of Delacroix's life and revolutionary body of work, tracing his artistic journey from his early, turbulent canvases to the grand, sweeping murals that cemented his legacy in the pantheon of European painting. Pool chronicles his iconic masterpieces — from Liberty Leading the People to The Death of Sardanapalus — situating each within the dramatic social and political upheavals of 19th-century France. Pool's critical eye illuminates the principles that defined Delacroix's genius: his electrifying use of colour, his dynamic compositional energy, and his fierce rejection of the cold Neoclassical orthodoxy championed by his great rival, Ingres. Written with scholarly precision yet genuine accessibility, the text argues persuasively for Delacroix's enduring influence on the Impressionists and the entire trajectory of modern art. A testament to a painter who once wrote in his journal that nature is but a dictionary, this volume leaves the reader hungry to understand just how profoundly one restless imagination reshaped the visual world.