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Eugene Delacroix displays in 1838’s Medea About to Kill her Children a Romantic focus on a subject of extreme emotion. Taken from a disturbing tale in Ancient Greek classical tragedy, Medea is abou ...
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Eugène Delacroix
France
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Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. In contrast to the Neoclassical pe ...
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Eugène Delacroix's "Medea About to Kill Her Children": A Masterpiece of Romantic Emotion and Drama

Eugène Delacroix's "Medea About to Kill Her Children" (1838) is a striking example of Romanticism's focus on intense emotion and dramatic storytelling. The painting captures the climactic moment fro ...
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Eugène Delacroix's "Medea About to Kill Her Children": A Masterpiece of Romantic Emotion and Drama

SUMMARY


Eugène Delacroix's "Medea About to Kill Her Children" (1838) is a striking example of Romanticism's focus on intense emotion and dramatic storytelling. The painting captures the climactic moment fro ...
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