Romanticism & Eugene Delacroix: Also a Look at the Death of Sardanapalus and Liberty Leading the People

INTRODUCTION Many historical events occurred between 1790 and 1850. Victoria was crowned the Queen of England, Charles Darwin began the Beagle voyage, Slavery came to an end in the British Empire, the French army occupied Spain under Napoleon's command, the steamboat was invented, and Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx issued the Communist Manifesto. Today, this period of history is known as Romanticism. This was a time when historical styles were being rediscovered in architecture, which was greatly …

…radical forms and styles of art. Eugene Delacroix impacted the world with his use of color, dramatic paintings, and unique subject matter. His paintings were not only expressions of what can be seen in the physical world, but of what can be felt in the heart and imagined in the mind. One may even wonder if Romanticism would have been so influential and remarkable had it not been for Eugène Delacroix.