Eugène Delacroix was born on 26 April 1798 in Saint-Maurice. A French painter, Delacroix was the leading figure of the Romantic movement in French painting. In contrast to the cool classicism of Ingres, his works favored color, movement and emotion, as in The Massacre at Chios, The Death of Sardanapalus and Liberty Leading the People, inspired by the July Revolution of 1830. A visit to Morocco in 1832 gave him new subjects and a taste for light and color. He also painted large decorative murals, including in the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, and wrote a fascinating journal. He influenced the Impressionists and Van Gogh.
Before and after
- 18 October 1797Treaty of Campo Formio
- 13 December 1797Birth of Heinrich Heine
- 1798Discovery of beryllium
- 19 January 1798Birth of Auguste Comte
- 26 April 1798Birth of Eugène Delacroix
- from 24 May 1798 to 24 September 1798Irish Rebellion of 1798
- from 10 June 1798 to 12 June 1798French invasion of Malta
- from 28 June 1798 to 25 March 1802War of the Second Coalition
- from 1 July 1798 to 2 September 1801French invasion of Egypt and Syria
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- 18 September 1851Founding of The New York Times
- 1857Rise of Symbolism
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