Delacroix

Delacroix, state rebel Undisciplined but a man of the world, a free artist but a painter darling of power, the artist knows how to play on all fronts, between scandals and state commissions. Delacroix, tell us stories... A career as a landscape or still life painter is out of the question! His most grandiose paintings are history paintings. Romanticism ? What a scandal! If today, Delacroix's paintings may seem quite classic to us, at the time this "romantic" style caused a scandal. Why ? Delacroix's great journey In the 19th century, artists were passionate about the Orient; everyone imagines this exotic universe. In 1832, a trip to North Africa will change his painting forever... Orientalism, what is it? More than a fashion, it is a real passion that seizes all artists! Everyone wants to be inspired by Arab cultures to create portraits and exotic landscapes. To Citizen Arts! Today globally acclaimed, focus on one of Delacroix's most powerful paintings: Liberty Leading the People. In the artist's studio Delacroix has traveled a lot, but his home is in Paris. He even set up his studio there, which has now become a museum. Delacroix, what next? Delacroix never wanted to have pupils. However, the king of the romantics influenced many generations of artists, who all claim to be his.