Édouard Manet (US /mæˈneɪ/ or UK /ˈmæneɪ/; French: [edwaʁ manɛ]; 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. Born into an upper-class household with strong political connections, Manet rejected the future originally envisioned for him, and became engrossed in the world of painting. His early masterworks, The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur… Read more...

Author:

after Eugène Delacroix

Also known as:

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix

Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix

Ferdinand-Victor-Eugene Delacroix

Eugene Delacroix

Ferdinand-Eugène-Victor Delacroix

Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix

Ferdinand-Eugene-Victor Delacroix

Delacroix Eug.

E. Delacroix

e. delacroix

eugen delacroix

Delacroix Eugène

delacroix e.

Eug. delacroix

Born:

26th Apr, 1798

Dead:

13th Aug, 1863

Country:

France

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Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (French: [ø.ʒɛn də.la.kʁwa]; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. As a painter and muralist, Delacroix's use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of colour profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists, while his passion for the exotic inspired the artists of the Symbolist movement. A fine lithographer, Delacroix illustrated… Read more...