Study for Marphise and the Mistress of Pinabel
Eugène Delacroix · c. 1852 · Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Study for Marphise and the Mistress of Pinabel is a public-domain drawing by Eugène Delacroix, dated c. 1852. Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Study for Marphise and the Mistress of Pinabel” (c. 1852) 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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