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Death of Sardanapalus
By Eugène Delacroix,1827
Painting, Oil paint, RomanticismÂ
Height 392cm, Width 496cm
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The Death of Sardanapalus is an oil painting on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, dated 1827. It currently hangs in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. A smaller replica, painted by Delacroix in 1844, is now in t
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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 "The Death of Sardanapalus": A Romantic Masterpiece of Chaos and Opulence
Eugène Delacroix's "The Death of Sardanapalus" is a monumental Romantic masterpiece that captures a scene of chaos, violence, and opulence. The painting, created in 1827, is inspired by the story of Sardanapalus, the last Assyrian king, as recounted by the ancient historian Diodorus Siculus. The w
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Eugène Delacroix's "The Death of Sardanapalus": A Romantic Masterpiece of Chaos and Opulence
SUMMARY
Eugène Delacroix's "The Death of Sardanapalus" is a monumental Romantic masterpiece that captures a scene of chaos, violence, and opulence. The painting, created in 1827, is inspired by the story of Sardanapalus, the last Assyrian king, as recounted by the ancient historian Diodorus Siculus. The w
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