Eugene Delacroix.

Eugene Delacroix.

The French Revolution in 1789 caused the world to change; People began to question the power in society and art was affected by this. Romanticism was the new movement that questioned enlightenment and longed for a return to nature. The Romantic artist’s believed that man had been born good but the world had made him bad. The artists of this period explored these new ideas.

 One of these romantic artists was Eugene Delacroix, he was a French painter who was born on the 26 April 1798 and he died on the 13 August 1863. He worked in the style of romanticism which was during the early 19^th century (1800-1850) and was a reaction against the enlightenment and the industrial revolution. This style can be seen in the painting by called Liberty Leading the People (1830). This Painting is 260 cm × 325 cm (102.4 in × 128.0 in) and is in the Louvre in Paris. In this painting it shows liberty at the center; she is surrounded by men with weapons and dead men during the French July revolution of 1830. This painting shows me that Delacroix is inspired by politics when creating his art work and is also influenced by the romantic notion that humans are born good but can be turned bad. In his paintings there is often a lot of action in them and dramatic scenes like the painting the Fanatics of Tangier which includes a similar scene with the flag and revolution. His subject matter is often based on political scenes. I do like this painting because of it makes you feel like you are witnessing history being made. The Painting is very dramatic and makes you want to look closely at its details.