The Death of Sardanapalus by Eugène Delacroix
The Death of Sardanapalus canvas print displayed on a wall
Detail of The Death of Sardanapalus by Eugène Delacroix showing the brushwork and surface texture of the painting

Eugène Delacroix

The Death of Sardanapalus

US$ 765.00

The Assyrian king reclines on a vast red bed watching his concubines, horses and treasures destroyed on his orders as his city falls, the whole canvas a diagonal cascade of flesh, fabric and violence. Delacroix took the subject from a Byron play and painted it with a deliberate rejection of Neoclassical restraint. The 1828 Salon reception was so hostile that it damaged his standing for years.

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Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) led French Romantic painting against the Neoclassical establishment, favouring turbulent composition, saturated colour and literary or contemporary political subjects over ordered classical scenes. A trip to Morocco in 1832 permanently changed his palette. Baudelaire championed him in print, and the Impressionists later cited his handling of colour as a direct precedent.

Material Archival canvas
Frame Supplied rolled, unframed
Print Fine-art print, printed to order
Size 54 × 43 inches
Delivery 2–3 weeks
Certificate of Authenticity Included, emailed on delivery

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