The sketch is possibly a design for a painting by Delacroix with the same subject from 1846, which now hangs in the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. This oil sketch is reminiscent, both in the dramatic, busy composition and in the way of painting, of the works of the 17th century artist Rubens, whom Delacroix greatly admired.
Specifications
| Title | Crucifixion |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 25 cm Height 37 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Schilder:
Eugène Delacroix
|
| Accession number | 2625 (OK) |
| Credits | Aankoop met steun van / Purchase with the support of: Vereniging Rembrandt 1961 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1961 |
| Age artist | About 48 years old |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Eugène Delacroix
Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798 - Parijs 1863
Eugène Delacroix was a pupil of Baron Guérin, in whose studio Théodore Géricault also worked. Géricault apparently aroused Delacroix' interest in English...
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