Eugene delacroix artist or composer khachaturian

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  • Eugène Delacroix
    BornFerdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix
    Apr. 26, 1798
    Charenton, France
    DiedAug. 13, 1863 (age 65)
    Paris, France
    NationalityFrench
    MovementRomanticism
    FieldPainting, Lithography
    Works

    French painter, author, muralist, lithographer, and drafter Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), became famous for leading the French Romantic Movement in painting. The Romantic Movement in art began to grow after the French Revolution as a response to the violence and the rigidity of the Neoclassical Movement. Romantic painters believed in the importance of nature, passion, and high emotion. They believed in the overall goodness of the human race and that all people should have justice.

    A Brief History of Romanticism

    Romanticism actually began in Germany in the early 1800s, gradually evolving throughout the century and spreading to various European countries.

    To express their feelings and beliefs, Romantic painters, such as Eugène Delacroix, painte