Delacroix and the Arts: A Mysterious Bridge
Be it theatre, music or literature, Eug猫ne Delacroix was fascinated by all forms of art and used it as a source of inspiration, drawing upon his memory and his imagination to divert from a work of faithful illustration and produce original compositions.
In a new themed presentation of its collection, the Mus茅e National Eug猫ne-Delacroix invites visitors to cross the 鈥榤ysterious bridge鈥� that Delacroix sought to create between his art and the beholder鈥檚 gaze.
Delacroix took as much interest in the artworks of his contemporaries as in the major achievements of the past. He went to the theatre and to the opera. When he was not immersed in a book, he could be found at the Parisian salons or in Nohant, at the home of George Sand, where he enjoyed listening to the music of Chopin. At work in his studio, he drew inspiration from Ovid, Shakespeare and Lord Byron. Delacroix also loved to stage his paintings like a scene in a play: lighting from below, red curtains, expressive gestures and poses... and we serve as the audience. An 1822 entry in his journal reads: A writer has to say almost everything in order to make himself understood, but in painting it is as if some mysterious bridge were set up between the spirit of the persons in the picture and the beholder.
The Mus茅e Delacroix invites visitors to explore the galleries and discover the Romantic painter鈥檚 oeuvre through a selection of artworks from its collection, gaining insight into the sources of the creative process of one of the 19th century鈥檚 greatest artists. The works in the painter鈥檚 former apartment highlight the way in which Delacroix drew inspiration from theatre and music, while his portraits shed light on the place of the beholder in front of the painting. The link between literature and painting is brought to the fore in the painter鈥檚 studio.
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Be it theatre, music or literature, Eug猫ne Delacroix was fascinated by all forms of art and used it as a source of inspiration, drawing upon his memory and his imagination to divert from a work of faithful illustration and produce original compositions.
In a new themed presentation of its collection, the Mus茅e National Eug猫ne-Delacroix invites visitors to cross the 鈥榤ysterious bridge鈥� that Delacroix sought to create between his art and the beholder鈥檚 gaze.
Delacroix took as much interest in the artworks of his contemporaries as in the major achievements of the past. He went to the theatre and to the opera. When he was not immersed in a book, he could be found at the Parisian salons or in Nohant, at the home of George Sand, where he enjoyed listening to the music of Chopin. At work in his studio, he drew inspiration from Ovid, Shakespeare and Lord Byron. Delacroix also loved to stage his paintings like a scene in a play: lighting from below, red curtains, expressive gestures and poses... and we serve as the audience. An 1822 entry in his journal reads: A writer has to say almost everything in order to make himself understood, but in painting it is as if some mysterious bridge were set up between the spirit of the persons in the picture and the beholder.
The Mus茅e Delacroix invites visitors to explore the galleries and discover the Romantic painter鈥檚 oeuvre through a selection of artworks from its collection, gaining insight into the sources of the creative process of one of the 19th century鈥檚 greatest artists. The works in the painter鈥檚 former apartment highlight the way in which Delacroix drew inspiration from theatre and music, while his portraits shed light on the place of the beholder in front of the painting. The link between literature and painting is brought to the fore in the painter鈥檚 studio.
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