Eugene Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroixwas a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school...
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth26 April 1798
forty poet twenty
To be a poet at twenty is to be twenty: to be a poet at forty is to be a poet
want doe genius
Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.
time giving produce
We work not only to produce, but to give value to time.
color mirrors brilliant
The more an object is polished or brilliant, the less you see its own color and the more it becomes a mirror reflecting the color of its surroundings.
gratitude grateful be-grateful
One must learn to be grateful for one's own findings.
black-and-white color talking
All painting worth its name, unless one is talking about black and white, must include the idea of color as one of its necessary supports, in the same way that it includes chiaroscuro, proportion, and perspective.
feelings finishing suggestions
A fine suggestion, a sketch with great feeling, can be as expressive as the most finished product.
draws dictionary
Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.
time thinking soul
Always, at the back of your soul, there is something that says to you, 'Mortal, drawn from eternal life for a short time, think how precious these moments are.
country patriotic paint
If I haven't fought for my country at least I'll paint for her.
ideas soul solitude
Nourish yourself with grand and austere ideas of beauty that feed the soul Seek solitude.
keys doors turns
Every time I await a model, even when I am most pressed to time, I am overjoyed when the time comes and I tremble when I hear the key turn in the door.
beautiful soul language
Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.
being-alone solitude stronger
The things one experiences alone with oneself are very much stronger and purer.