Mephistopheles in the Air
Eugène Delacroix · 1828 · lithograph in black on chine collé
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About this picture
Mephistopheles in the Air is a public-domain illustration by Eugène Delacroix, dated 1828. Lithograph in black on chine collé. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Mephistopheles in the Air” (1828) 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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