Hercules Between Virtue and Vice
Eugène Delacroix · 1849–52 · Graphite on tan tracing paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Hercules Between Virtue and Vice is a public-domain drawing by Eugène Delacroix, dated 1849–52. Graphite on tan tracing paper, laid down on ivory wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Hercules Between Virtue and Vice” (1849–52) favors movement and rich color over the calm line of the academy, which is Delacroix’s Romantic habit.
About the artist
Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) was the leading French Romantic painter. His pictures favor movement, rich color, and literary or historical subjects over the calm line of the academy.
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