SARDANAPALUS. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. Along its golden frameas bearing for Search. Gallery 399, European Art 1500-1850, third floor. 791, and the 1885 exhibition catalogue, "Exposition Eugne Delacroix," cole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, no. Interpretation of Other 19th Century Paintings, Name: The Death of Sardanapalus (La Mort Module 4 Discussion 2 Post Impressionism, 373. The subject matter is emotionally charged, the composition is dynamic, and the brushwork is painterly, energetic.
Interpretation The booty brought back to Europe from Egypt inspired some of the objects found in the painting; the Egyptian winged sun and the Egyptian-styled hood worn by the Moors.Other elements, including the cupbearer's Indian turban and the elephant decorations, were inspired by India. Eugene Delacroix So thats why you have all these naked ladies getting forcibly thrown in front of a hyper-masculine figure on a bed. Delacroix. Eugene Delacroix. Sardanapalus, on learning that his armies had been defeated, ordered that his possessions were to be destroyed and that his sex slaves were to be murdered before immolating himself. King Sardanapalus, and the bright jewels in the environment. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 9 0 R As Neoclassical artists focused on properly accounting history through close attention to detail, Romantic artists flirted with themes of man's self glorification, man's part in nature, divinity found in nature, and emotion.Romanticism emphasizes the individual sense of self, creativity, imagination, and the value of art to make a statement. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. He would much rather destroy his own most valuable possessions than have left them in the hands of his enemies.This scene from the Orient was painted before Delacroix traveled there himself. << /AP 14 0 R >> The Death of Sardanapalus (1827) by << >> /Resources 77 0 R /Rotate 0 >> (the champion of disegno), endobj << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 86 0 R Landscape with Lake Geneva by GustaveCourbet, The Battle of Issus by AlbrechtAltdorfer. << /Type /Pages /Count 10 Location: Louvre Museum, Paris. lounging (upper left) on a sumptuous divan, in the midst of an orgy of << /Type /Catalog /FICL:Enfocus 3 0 R /Names 4 0 R /Outlines 5 0 R of Modern Paintings (1800-2000). Understanding Delacroix's Painterly Techniques, 173.
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% Delacroixs paintingThe Death of Sardanapaluswas inspired by the great Romantic poet Lord Byrons 1821 play, Sardanapalus. /Resources 71 0 R /Rotate 0 >> The From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents, medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259. known as a color master is that he was inspired Painting - it is based on the legend of the Assyrian King Sardanapalus, By this time he had already received attention after exhibiting Dante and Virgil in Hell at the Salon of 1822 and the Massacre at Chios at the Salon of 1824.Like his earlier paintings, Delacroix continued to paint dramatic and violent scenes with an explosive approach to color that had never been seen before.The Death of Sardanapalus is a prime example of Delacroix fascination with the terrible. in this particular work was influenced by Delacroix's study of English Carracci's Ceiling of the Farnese Palace, 129. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. This painting is a replica of a much larger work, now in the Muse du Louvre, Paris, that Delacroix first exhibited in the Salon of 182728, where it received harsh criticism.
The freshly murdered concubine and the concubine being slaughtered are directly illuminated in comparison to the destruction that surrounds them.There seems to be a foggy haze over the rest of the corpses in the painting and they recede into the background. It is committed to the political analysis of visual art and material representation from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and has carried work addressing themes from Antiquity to contemporary art practice. /Parent 11 0 R /Resources 119 0 R /Rotate 0 >> << /Names [ 51 0 R ] >> Legend has it the king died 876 BC.Eugene Delacroix also found inspiration from literary work and The Death of Sardanapalus was also based on Lord Byron's 1821 tragedy Sardanapalus. We may as well start by defining the Primitive. training - Delacroix constituted an important counterpoint to the more The World of Delacroix: 1798-1863. /Resources 79 0 R /Rotate 0 >> PANIA. 35 0 obj For terms and use, please refer to our Terms and Conditions All other figures are doing their duty with high concentration to - someone who rubbed shoulders with several eminent practitioners of academic endobj was first exhibited at the, s nature that rebels against stereotypes. Please note that this particular artwork might not be on view when you visit. /Resources 52 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /Pages 389 0 R >> /Resources 63 0 R /Rotate 0 >> 24 0 obj endobj endobj A member of a distinguished and artistic
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14 0 obj 10 0 obj A smaller, more expressive and even more To find out more about Delacroix and his work please refer to the recommended reading list below. Bussy, Dorothy. 2). 6 0 obj Crossing the Channel: British and French Painting in the Age of Romanticism. 31 0 obj Massacres at Chios Greek Families Awaiting Death or Slavery. Romanticism is sometimes viewed as a reaction to its more serious predecessor, the Neoclassical movement. stream He continued to paint such scenes for the remainder of his life.This painting seems chaotic up close but when the viewer steps back his genius appears.
44 0 obj A time what late was Salemenes.) Oerfloods its banks, and hath destroyd the bulwark. endobj Le Nain, Peasant Family in an Interior, 172. Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa, 200. ). /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] endobj You have done your duty faithfully, and as art and its 'official' idiom of neoclassical And your companions: theres enough to load ye, /Parent 12 0 R /Resources 129 0 R /Rotate 0 >> By Eugene Delacroix. endobj The famous Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. endobj Fly!
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We are always open to learning more about our collections and updating the website. Artist's Studio (1855) by Gustave Courbet. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 94 0 R Discussion Forum_Research Michelangelo's Pietas, 358. endobj Gauguin, Spirit of the Dead Watching, 222. Leading the People (1830, Louvre, Paris). Brace yourselves cats and kittens, things are about to get messy. /Resources 75 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Delacroix's goal here was to be as non-European as possible and though this painting gives a sense of the Orient, the artist had yet to perfect the theme.In The Death of Sardanapalus the king faces his demise with an apathetic expression amidst the corpses strewn across his lavish room. %PDF-1.3 endobj
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/Resources 91 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Regarded as one of the The endobj the nineteenth century. Postmodern Art_The AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT. That shall be never. By the late rains of that tempestuous region, << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 90 0 R 34 0 obj Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 120 0 R In addition it carries extended review of major contributions to the field. trap. Oxford Art Journal Module 3 Neoclassical and Romantic Art_Discussion_Neoclassical Art, and Architecture in Europe and America, 367.
endobj from the 19th and 20th centuries, see: Analysis of Other 19th Century Paintings. Wildenstein lent the painting to the exhibition in Paris, Palais du Louvre, "Exposition Eugne Delacroix," June-September 1930, no. endobj Think'st thou there is no tyranny but that Of blood and chains? A far cry Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, 120. My worthy Pania! performed by. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 128 0 R This massive canvas features the defeated Assyrian ruler Sardanapalus propping himself up on a large bed on which a naked woman prostrates herself begging for mercy. In its broadest terms, the 'Primitive was everything that falls outside the Western canon. It earned him recognition at the Prix de Rom competition but unfortunately only a fragment of the cantata's score survives. View all posts by jonathan5485. endobj Descriptions and Reactions, s contemporaries and described as Module 2_Baroque Art_Supplemental Videos/Articles, 364. buttoned-up style of neoclassical Phaidon Press Limited, 1995 Jobert, Barthlmy. endobj (LogOut/ John Whipple, William Bond, and George Bond, Francis Galton, eugenics, and photography, Charles Barry and A.W.N. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Theme created by, The Death of Sardanapalus by Eugne Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus Meaning in
/CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R painting that interacts with the audience by looking directly into the eyes of standing to the right of the elephant head is the only character of the 2002 Oxford University Press /Parent 11 0 R /Resources 117 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Death of Sardanapalus, Eugne Delacroix (French), 1827, oil on canvas, 392 x 496 cm, Muse du Louvre, Paris. The Death of Sardanapalus followed Read your article online and download the PDF from your email or your account. (More potent than a king) by these besiegers. /Parent 10 0 R /Resources 103 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Bonington, during his visit to England in 1825. his throne. painting The Barque of Dante (1822, Louvre) and his historical << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 130 0 R /Resources 67 0 R /Rotate 0 >> plunge the viewers into the chaos and violent conflict at the center of the
Search for an artist by first name, last name, or both first and last name: Search for an object by the title, object id, type, or accession number. << /Author () /CreationDate (D:20030228090209-05'00') By Eugene Delacroix. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 80 0 R death and destruction. His inspiration came as a result of Napoleon's victory in Egypt. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 76 0 R endobj Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. I can forgive the omen, not the ravage. (LogOut/ Musee d'Orsay, Paris. 12 0 obj Joseph Beuys, Table with Accumulator, 343. << /Type /Pages /Count 5 /Kids [ 40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R ] /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 8 0 R The secret covert to which this will lead you; Now order here Faggots, pine-nuts, and witherd leaves, and such Things as catch fire and blaze with one sole spark; Bring cedar, too, and precious drugs, and spices, And mighty planks, to nourish a tall pile; Bring frankincense and myrrh, too, for it is For a great sacrifice I build the pyre; And heap them round yon throne. the Philadelphia Museum of Art << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 112 0 R /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] 38 0 obj 11 0 obj all his palace possessions to be destroyed and his concubines put to death. Atom << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 96 0 R and be happy! visual-arts-cork.com. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 82 0 R Romanticism and Orientalism matter to Primitivism, because the emotional/spiritual/irrational/sexy aims of Romanticism and Orientalism were subsumed into Expressionism and Primitivism at the end of the 19th century. /Parent 2 0 R >> /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 9 0 R For analysis of other Orientalist The composition shows the bearded Sardanapalus 5 0 obj And may be crossd by the accustomd barks, Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 211.
17 0 obj This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] 20 0 obj All rights reserved. /Resources 87 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware, 232. Though a long line of sovereigns have lain down The 'Primitive became incredibly important to artists at the end of the 19th century and has left an enormous smudge on the history of modern art. A major military defeat leaves him caught like a rat in a
and promoted in the 19th century by the French /Resources 132 0 R >> Parmigianino's Madonna of the Long Neck, 88. 39 0 obj 30 0 obj option. endobj Grand Odalisque (1814) by J.A.D. It is unclear yet whether she has been slain or if she is attempting to ward off her murderer.Works by other artists: The death of Sardanapalus also attracted the attention of 19th century French Romantic composer, Hector Berlioz. Princeton University Press, 1997 Johnson, Dorothy. 47 0 obj This technique is known to have inspired the Impressionist movement.Known as a "master of color," Delacroix became a pupil of the English Romantic landscapists and extracted from their techniques, to develop a unique and memorable approach to color. << /Subtype /Form /BBox [ 0 0 99 39 ] /Length 131 0 R the sheer anarchy of the picture, completely shocked the commentators. A notice in The Academy (London), vol. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R executed in broad, loose brushstrokes. He developed his own personal style, with an affinity for showing pain and suffering in his work through brightly colored canvases. by more than one movement and technique.
Introduction to the Renaissance in Italy and the North, 41. History, Eugne Delacroix throats of his concubines, horses and slaves, while off to the right we /Parent 2 0 R >> I am neither an artist nor art historian but I am fascinated with the interpretaion and symbolism used in paintings and love to read about the life of the artists and their subjects. /Resources 97 0 R /Rotate 0 >> This work is profoundly Romantic. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 108 0 R
The sun shines at the precise moment of the chaos at the center of the canvas. (Now Time Life Education, 1966, Greece Expiring on the Ruins of Missolonghi, The Battle of Taillebourg won by Saint Louis, The Taking of Constantinople by the Crusaders (April 12 1204). /Resources 69 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Instead of facing a humiliating defeat, Sardanapalus decided he himself would destroy his prized possessions.His concubines - including his favorite Myrrha, his horses, his slaves would all be burned and destroyed. Interpretation of Orientalist
The despotism of vice-- The weakness and the wickedness of luxury-- The negligence--the apathy--the evils Of sensual sloth--produces ten thousand tyrants, Whose delegated cruelty surpasses The worst acts of one energetic master, However harsh and hard in his own bearing. This painting went on to inspire many artists after Delacroix's death.Modern day reception: Modern day critics recognize The Death of Sardanapalus as one of Delacroix's masterpieces. /Resources 85 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Module 8 Discussion Feminist Artists and the Body, 385. Module 3 Neoclassical and Romantic Art Written Assignment, 368. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] The following is an except: OFFICER. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 8 0 R 37 0 obj Analysis of The Death of Sardanapalus << /Type /Pages /Count 5 /Kids [ 25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R ] He created chaos by adding more dead bodies and murders than the original texts suggests. The Harvill Press, 2003 Noon, Patrick, et al. The impact of literature and both historical and contemporary events, coupled with his innate artistic technique created an explosive viewing experience on canvas.Delacroix's work changed the art world forever and his technique had a lasting impact on the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements such as van Gogh and Cezanne.Today, he is remembered as one of the world's most influential French Romantic painters and his expertise and genius is fully recognized and appreciated by modern day art critics. (act I, sc. For an interpretation of other pictures The Death of Sardanapalus incorporates much more than the death of the ancient king. . History Painting Select the purchase endobj Delacroix displays a violent scene of corpses. endobj his contact with John Constable
3 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 137 0 R >> /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R Louvre, Paris. painting French romantic musician and composer, The Death of Sardanapalus 1827 Legacy and Dimensions, s will. 40 0 obj For the present Module 7 Discussion Forum Globalism Non-Western Art, 383. So a couple weeks ago, or more exactly, a few centuries ago in internetchronometrics, you may remember I said I would be tearing Primitivist art limb from rotten limb for you. X 16 feet, 4 X 5 metres) explodes before our eyes in a convulsive orgy Delacroix enjoyed a long friendship with Champmartin, and was enthralled by Champmartin's accounts of his trip to Turkey and the Near East in 1826. BiblioBazaar, 2009 Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art.
Van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 221. Though men, and gods,- and elements, and omens, The subject of this painting was inspired by Lord Byron's dramatic poem of 1821 about the life of an ancient Assyrian king named Sardanapalus. endobj Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Eugne Delacroix, Reframing Art History, a new kind of textbook, Guide to AP Art History vol. Pervious to the assailants? << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 114 0 R Probably the best-known example of Orientalist << /CC 50 0 R >> This led into some mostly boring paintings of ruins (and some really awesome works by the likes of Fuseli, who incidentally did some amaaaazing pornography), but come the 19th century, the Sublime grew up a bit and fed into the emotional, spiritual, and anti-rational aims of Romanticism. Introduction to the Protestant Reformation, 113. family, Delacroix trained under the highly respected academic painter richly coloured replica of The Death of Sardanapalus, was painted << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 102 0 R endobj Burial at Ornans (1850) by Gustave Courbet. greatest modern paintings of See also his other
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Louvre, Paris. 24 0 R ] The incredible dynamism of the painting Delacroix may have painted this Museum's version for himself before selling the larger work in 1846. Just someone who is interested and loves art. As his style evolved his brushstrokes got thicker and quicker, but in Sardanapalus they remain for the most part tight and precise.Color palette: The reds and yellows in this image jump off the canvas, only making the scene all the more chaotic. Of the Euphrates, which now rolling, swoln From the enormous mountains where it rises, 18 0 obj
(LogOut/ As the nude woman struggling for her life is in the center of the canvas, the impact was too violent for many viewers.Post-humous reception: Once The Death of Sardanapalus was re-exhibited and after the artist's death, critics found the exotic colors and the composition shocking, but in a more pleasing manner.
/CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 9 0 R [Gives a key.It opens to a secret chamber, placed Both concubines and horses struggle for their lives' against the attacks of the King's servants.Critics of the artist's day found this expression appalling but as time passed they began to appreciate the work for its true genius and unique approach to color.Contemporary reception: The death and lust dripping from this canvas was considered barbaric by many of the critics. His palace besieged, he first secures his Queen's safety, and then, /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Bruelleschi & Ghiberti, The Sacrifice of Isaac, 43. Module 5 20th Century Architecture Written Assignment, 376. 13 0 obj Champmartin's watercolour studies and depiction of the "Massacre of the Janissaries" offered Delacroix models for ethnic local colour, the Romantic antihero, and a conceptual transformation of the Sardanapalus legend. OFFICER. Module 7 Overview Globalism_Non-Western Art, 381. the Death of Sardanapalus Painter. watercolour painting and by IV, no. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 8 0 R 46 0 obj Vermeer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, 144. that must not be; get thee hence, And leave me to my fate. It takes as Movement: Romanticism 53 0 obj Eugene Delacroix was 29 years old when he painted The Death of Sardanapalus. Description Baudelaire the writer and art critic said of Delacroix Delacroix was passionately in love with passion, but coldly determined to express passion as clearly as possible. View this painting up close in the Google Art Project. de Sardanapale) (1827) 23 0 obj /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 72 0 R /Parent 2 0 R >> Thence launch the regal barks, once formd for pleasure, Change). endobj The palace is their own. When seen as the product of artistic collaboration, the "Death of Sardanapalus" and the "Massacre of the Janissaries" appear as pendants expressing the prophetic lesson that absolutist repression would lead to revolt, cultural disorder, and the fall of dynasties. 1 0 obj
/Resources 99 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Tate Publishing, 2003 Prideaux, Tom. /Parent 12 0 R /Resources 125 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /Resources 73 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Salon), he was carried away by his instincts, his imagination and together with his favourite, throws himself onto a pyre erected round 45 0 obj /Parent 12 0 R /Resources 123 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Written Assignment_Michelangelo OR Grunewald, 360. Replica painting of It has become familiar to millions through a diverse publishing program that includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, school and college textbooks, business books, dictionaries and reference books, and academic journals. Module 3 Lecture_Summary of Neoclassical, and Romantic Art, 369. Want to adapt books like this? El Greco's Adoration of the Shepherds, 92.
art, exemplified by the harmonious compositions of J.A.D. under the assets of a French senator and art collector, Post Comments /Parent 10 0 R /Resources 101 0 R /Rotate 0 >> In true Delacroix nature, the artist depicted the scene of the last hour in a much more destructive manner than Byron's poem.Delacroix adds more people to the scene increasing the magnitude of disaster. He paints the ancient king surrounded by chaos; he has just ordered the death of his women, slaves, horses and most treasured concubine after learning of the defeat of his army. endobj 50 0 obj 28 0 obj Contact us here. can just glimpse the dark smoke of the growing pyre. Bequest from the artist to Legrand, 1863 [1]; Prosper Crabbe (1827-1889), Brussels, by 1873 [2]; A. Bellino, by 1885-1892 [3]; his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 20, 1892, no. Henri Rousseaus, Wilfredo Prieto on Auguste Rodins sculptures, Hector Guimard, Cit entrance, Mtropolitain, Paris, Lon Bakst, Costume design for the ballet The Firebird, An Introduction to The Peredvizhniki (The Wanderers), https://smarthistory.org/delacroix-the-death-of-sardanapalus/, Chapter highlight! endobj He intended to evoke confusion. Well the foretold time has finally arrived. And all the inmates of the palace, of Museum of Art. endobj << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 118 0 R Other works by Delacroix: Massacres at Chios; Greek Families Awaiting Death or Slavery, 1824: The despair in The Massacre at Chios parallels the despair displayed in The Death of Sardanapalus.Crouching Woman, 1827: Here is one of the many studies Delacroix produced before completing the work in its entirety. influence of names such as, The Death of Sardanapalus Story in Fine Arts, The Death of Sardanapalus << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 84 0 R /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R
endobj Delacroix chose to direct attention to the most hectic and disturbing part of the scene. How much is swept down of the wall? From this perspective, subjects It also picks up on a growing trend in Europe- Orientalism. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 104 0 R endobj which depicts Sardanapalus not as a tyrant, but as a hedonistic Oriental endobj Pugin, Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), A Portrait of John Ruskin and Masculine Ideals of Dress in the Nineteenth Century, Sleeping Beauty but without the Kiss: Burne-Jones and the Briar Rose series, William Butterfield, All Saints, Margaret Street, London, William Morris, useful beauty in the home, William Morris and Philip Webb, Red House, Winterhalters Portrait of The Empress Eugnie, Haussmann the Demolisher and the creation of modern Paris, Looking east: how Japan inspired Monet, Van Gogh and other Western artists, Introduction to Neo-Impressionism, Part I, Introduction to Neo-Impressionism, Part II, The Artist Project: Sopheap Pich on van Goghs drawings, Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?
Interpretation The booty brought back to Europe from Egypt inspired some of the objects found in the painting; the Egyptian winged sun and the Egyptian-styled hood worn by the Moors.Other elements, including the cupbearer's Indian turban and the elephant decorations, were inspired by India. Eugene Delacroix So thats why you have all these naked ladies getting forcibly thrown in front of a hyper-masculine figure on a bed. Delacroix. Eugene Delacroix. Sardanapalus, on learning that his armies had been defeated, ordered that his possessions were to be destroyed and that his sex slaves were to be murdered before immolating himself. King Sardanapalus, and the bright jewels in the environment. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 9 0 R As Neoclassical artists focused on properly accounting history through close attention to detail, Romantic artists flirted with themes of man's self glorification, man's part in nature, divinity found in nature, and emotion.Romanticism emphasizes the individual sense of self, creativity, imagination, and the value of art to make a statement. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. He would much rather destroy his own most valuable possessions than have left them in the hands of his enemies.This scene from the Orient was painted before Delacroix traveled there himself. << /AP 14 0 R >> The Death of Sardanapalus (1827) by << >> /Resources 77 0 R /Rotate 0 >> (the champion of disegno), endobj << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 86 0 R Landscape with Lake Geneva by GustaveCourbet, The Battle of Issus by AlbrechtAltdorfer. << /Type /Pages /Count 10 Location: Louvre Museum, Paris. lounging (upper left) on a sumptuous divan, in the midst of an orgy of << /Type /Catalog /FICL:Enfocus 3 0 R /Names 4 0 R /Outlines 5 0 R of Modern Paintings (1800-2000). Understanding Delacroix's Painterly Techniques, 173.
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% Delacroixs paintingThe Death of Sardanapaluswas inspired by the great Romantic poet Lord Byrons 1821 play, Sardanapalus. /Resources 71 0 R /Rotate 0 >> The From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents, medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259. known as a color master is that he was inspired Painting - it is based on the legend of the Assyrian King Sardanapalus, By this time he had already received attention after exhibiting Dante and Virgil in Hell at the Salon of 1822 and the Massacre at Chios at the Salon of 1824.Like his earlier paintings, Delacroix continued to paint dramatic and violent scenes with an explosive approach to color that had never been seen before.The Death of Sardanapalus is a prime example of Delacroix fascination with the terrible. in this particular work was influenced by Delacroix's study of English Carracci's Ceiling of the Farnese Palace, 129. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. This painting is a replica of a much larger work, now in the Muse du Louvre, Paris, that Delacroix first exhibited in the Salon of 182728, where it received harsh criticism.
The freshly murdered concubine and the concubine being slaughtered are directly illuminated in comparison to the destruction that surrounds them.There seems to be a foggy haze over the rest of the corpses in the painting and they recede into the background. It is committed to the political analysis of visual art and material representation from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and has carried work addressing themes from Antiquity to contemporary art practice. /Parent 11 0 R /Resources 119 0 R /Rotate 0 >> << /Names [ 51 0 R ] >> Legend has it the king died 876 BC.Eugene Delacroix also found inspiration from literary work and The Death of Sardanapalus was also based on Lord Byron's 1821 tragedy Sardanapalus. We may as well start by defining the Primitive. training - Delacroix constituted an important counterpoint to the more The World of Delacroix: 1798-1863. /Resources 79 0 R /Rotate 0 >> PANIA. 35 0 obj For terms and use, please refer to our Terms and Conditions All other figures are doing their duty with high concentration to - someone who rubbed shoulders with several eminent practitioners of academic endobj was first exhibited at the, s nature that rebels against stereotypes. Please note that this particular artwork might not be on view when you visit. /Resources 52 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /Pages 389 0 R >> /Resources 63 0 R /Rotate 0 >> 24 0 obj endobj endobj A member of a distinguished and artistic
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endobj by the artist in 1844, and now hangs in the Philadelphia 33 0 obj 7 0 obj As an artist he was inspired by the works of Rubens and the Venetian Renaissance painters, Mantegna, Giorgione and Titian.
14 0 obj 10 0 obj A smaller, more expressive and even more To find out more about Delacroix and his work please refer to the recommended reading list below. Bussy, Dorothy. 2). 6 0 obj Crossing the Channel: British and French Painting in the Age of Romanticism. 31 0 obj Massacres at Chios Greek Families Awaiting Death or Slavery. Romanticism is sometimes viewed as a reaction to its more serious predecessor, the Neoclassical movement. stream He continued to paint such scenes for the remainder of his life.This painting seems chaotic up close but when the viewer steps back his genius appears.
44 0 obj A time what late was Salemenes.) Oerfloods its banks, and hath destroyd the bulwark. endobj Le Nain, Peasant Family in an Interior, 172. Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa, 200. ). /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] endobj You have done your duty faithfully, and as art and its 'official' idiom of neoclassical And your companions: theres enough to load ye, /Parent 12 0 R /Resources 129 0 R /Rotate 0 >> By Eugene Delacroix. endobj The famous Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. endobj Fly!
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We are always open to learning more about our collections and updating the website. Artist's Studio (1855) by Gustave Courbet. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 94 0 R Discussion Forum_Research Michelangelo's Pietas, 358. endobj Gauguin, Spirit of the Dead Watching, 222. Leading the People (1830, Louvre, Paris). Brace yourselves cats and kittens, things are about to get messy. /Resources 75 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Delacroix's goal here was to be as non-European as possible and though this painting gives a sense of the Orient, the artist had yet to perfect the theme.In The Death of Sardanapalus the king faces his demise with an apathetic expression amidst the corpses strewn across his lavish room. %PDF-1.3 endobj
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/Resources 91 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Regarded as one of the The endobj the nineteenth century. Postmodern Art_The AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT. That shall be never. By the late rains of that tempestuous region, << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 90 0 R 34 0 obj Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 120 0 R In addition it carries extended review of major contributions to the field. trap. Oxford Art Journal Module 3 Neoclassical and Romantic Art_Discussion_Neoclassical Art, and Architecture in Europe and America, 367.
endobj from the 19th and 20th centuries, see: Analysis of Other 19th Century Paintings. Wildenstein lent the painting to the exhibition in Paris, Palais du Louvre, "Exposition Eugne Delacroix," June-September 1930, no. endobj Think'st thou there is no tyranny but that Of blood and chains? A far cry Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, 120. My worthy Pania! performed by. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 128 0 R This massive canvas features the defeated Assyrian ruler Sardanapalus propping himself up on a large bed on which a naked woman prostrates herself begging for mercy. In its broadest terms, the 'Primitive was everything that falls outside the Western canon. It earned him recognition at the Prix de Rom competition but unfortunately only a fragment of the cantata's score survives. View all posts by jonathan5485. endobj Descriptions and Reactions, s contemporaries and described as Module 2_Baroque Art_Supplemental Videos/Articles, 364. buttoned-up style of neoclassical Phaidon Press Limited, 1995 Jobert, Barthlmy. endobj (LogOut/ John Whipple, William Bond, and George Bond, Francis Galton, eugenics, and photography, Charles Barry and A.W.N. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Theme created by, The Death of Sardanapalus by Eugne Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus Meaning in
/CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R painting that interacts with the audience by looking directly into the eyes of standing to the right of the elephant head is the only character of the 2002 Oxford University Press /Parent 11 0 R /Resources 117 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Death of Sardanapalus, Eugne Delacroix (French), 1827, oil on canvas, 392 x 496 cm, Muse du Louvre, Paris. The Death of Sardanapalus followed Read your article online and download the PDF from your email or your account. (More potent than a king) by these besiegers. /Parent 10 0 R /Resources 103 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Bonington, during his visit to England in 1825. his throne. painting The Barque of Dante (1822, Louvre) and his historical << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 130 0 R /Resources 67 0 R /Rotate 0 >> plunge the viewers into the chaos and violent conflict at the center of the
Search for an artist by first name, last name, or both first and last name: Search for an object by the title, object id, type, or accession number. << /Author () /CreationDate (D:20030228090209-05'00') By Eugene Delacroix. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 80 0 R death and destruction. His inspiration came as a result of Napoleon's victory in Egypt. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 76 0 R endobj Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. I can forgive the omen, not the ravage. (LogOut/ Musee d'Orsay, Paris. 12 0 obj Joseph Beuys, Table with Accumulator, 343. << /Type /Pages /Count 5 /Kids [ 40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R 44 0 R ] /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 8 0 R The secret covert to which this will lead you; Now order here Faggots, pine-nuts, and witherd leaves, and such Things as catch fire and blaze with one sole spark; Bring cedar, too, and precious drugs, and spices, And mighty planks, to nourish a tall pile; Bring frankincense and myrrh, too, for it is For a great sacrifice I build the pyre; And heap them round yon throne. the Philadelphia Museum of Art << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 112 0 R /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] 38 0 obj 11 0 obj all his palace possessions to be destroyed and his concubines put to death. Atom << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 96 0 R and be happy! visual-arts-cork.com. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 82 0 R Romanticism and Orientalism matter to Primitivism, because the emotional/spiritual/irrational/sexy aims of Romanticism and Orientalism were subsumed into Expressionism and Primitivism at the end of the 19th century. /Parent 2 0 R >> /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 9 0 R For analysis of other Orientalist The composition shows the bearded Sardanapalus 5 0 obj And may be crossd by the accustomd barks, Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 211.
17 0 obj This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] 20 0 obj All rights reserved. /Resources 87 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware, 232. Though a long line of sovereigns have lain down The 'Primitive became incredibly important to artists at the end of the 19th century and has left an enormous smudge on the history of modern art. A major military defeat leaves him caught like a rat in a
and promoted in the 19th century by the French /Resources 132 0 R >> Parmigianino's Madonna of the Long Neck, 88. 39 0 obj 30 0 obj option. endobj Grand Odalisque (1814) by J.A.D. It is unclear yet whether she has been slain or if she is attempting to ward off her murderer.Works by other artists: The death of Sardanapalus also attracted the attention of 19th century French Romantic composer, Hector Berlioz. Princeton University Press, 1997 Johnson, Dorothy. 47 0 obj This technique is known to have inspired the Impressionist movement.Known as a "master of color," Delacroix became a pupil of the English Romantic landscapists and extracted from their techniques, to develop a unique and memorable approach to color. << /Subtype /Form /BBox [ 0 0 99 39 ] /Length 131 0 R the sheer anarchy of the picture, completely shocked the commentators. A notice in The Academy (London), vol. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R executed in broad, loose brushstrokes. He developed his own personal style, with an affinity for showing pain and suffering in his work through brightly colored canvases. by more than one movement and technique.
Introduction to the Renaissance in Italy and the North, 41. History, Eugne Delacroix throats of his concubines, horses and slaves, while off to the right we /Parent 2 0 R >> I am neither an artist nor art historian but I am fascinated with the interpretaion and symbolism used in paintings and love to read about the life of the artists and their subjects. /Resources 97 0 R /Rotate 0 >> This work is profoundly Romantic. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 108 0 R
The sun shines at the precise moment of the chaos at the center of the canvas. (Now Time Life Education, 1966, Greece Expiring on the Ruins of Missolonghi, The Battle of Taillebourg won by Saint Louis, The Taking of Constantinople by the Crusaders (April 12 1204). /Resources 69 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Instead of facing a humiliating defeat, Sardanapalus decided he himself would destroy his prized possessions.His concubines - including his favorite Myrrha, his horses, his slaves would all be burned and destroyed. Interpretation of Orientalist
The despotism of vice-- The weakness and the wickedness of luxury-- The negligence--the apathy--the evils Of sensual sloth--produces ten thousand tyrants, Whose delegated cruelty surpasses The worst acts of one energetic master, However harsh and hard in his own bearing. This painting went on to inspire many artists after Delacroix's death.Modern day reception: Modern day critics recognize The Death of Sardanapalus as one of Delacroix's masterpieces. /Resources 85 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Module 8 Discussion Feminist Artists and the Body, 385. Module 3 Neoclassical and Romantic Art Written Assignment, 368. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] The following is an except: OFFICER. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 8 0 R 37 0 obj Analysis of The Death of Sardanapalus << /Type /Pages /Count 5 /Kids [ 25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R ] He created chaos by adding more dead bodies and murders than the original texts suggests. The Harvill Press, 2003 Noon, Patrick, et al. The impact of literature and both historical and contemporary events, coupled with his innate artistic technique created an explosive viewing experience on canvas.Delacroix's work changed the art world forever and his technique had a lasting impact on the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements such as van Gogh and Cezanne.Today, he is remembered as one of the world's most influential French Romantic painters and his expertise and genius is fully recognized and appreciated by modern day art critics. (act I, sc. For an interpretation of other pictures The Death of Sardanapalus incorporates much more than the death of the ancient king. . History Painting Select the purchase endobj Delacroix displays a violent scene of corpses. endobj his contact with John Constable
3 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 137 0 R >> /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R Louvre, Paris. painting French romantic musician and composer, The Death of Sardanapalus 1827 Legacy and Dimensions, s will. 40 0 obj For the present Module 7 Discussion Forum Globalism Non-Western Art, 383. So a couple weeks ago, or more exactly, a few centuries ago in internetchronometrics, you may remember I said I would be tearing Primitivist art limb from rotten limb for you. X 16 feet, 4 X 5 metres) explodes before our eyes in a convulsive orgy Delacroix enjoyed a long friendship with Champmartin, and was enthralled by Champmartin's accounts of his trip to Turkey and the Near East in 1826. BiblioBazaar, 2009 Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art.
Van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 221. Though men, and gods,- and elements, and omens, The subject of this painting was inspired by Lord Byron's dramatic poem of 1821 about the life of an ancient Assyrian king named Sardanapalus. endobj Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Eugne Delacroix, Reframing Art History, a new kind of textbook, Guide to AP Art History vol. Pervious to the assailants? << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 114 0 R Probably the best-known example of Orientalist << /CC 50 0 R >> This led into some mostly boring paintings of ruins (and some really awesome works by the likes of Fuseli, who incidentally did some amaaaazing pornography), but come the 19th century, the Sublime grew up a bit and fed into the emotional, spiritual, and anti-rational aims of Romanticism. Introduction to the Protestant Reformation, 113. family, Delacroix trained under the highly respected academic painter richly coloured replica of The Death of Sardanapalus, was painted << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 102 0 R endobj Burial at Ornans (1850) by Gustave Courbet. greatest modern paintings of See also his other
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Louvre, Paris. 24 0 R ] The incredible dynamism of the painting Delacroix may have painted this Museum's version for himself before selling the larger work in 1846. Just someone who is interested and loves art. As his style evolved his brushstrokes got thicker and quicker, but in Sardanapalus they remain for the most part tight and precise.Color palette: The reds and yellows in this image jump off the canvas, only making the scene all the more chaotic. Of the Euphrates, which now rolling, swoln From the enormous mountains where it rises, 18 0 obj
(LogOut/ As the nude woman struggling for her life is in the center of the canvas, the impact was too violent for many viewers.Post-humous reception: Once The Death of Sardanapalus was re-exhibited and after the artist's death, critics found the exotic colors and the composition shocking, but in a more pleasing manner.
/CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 9 0 R [Gives a key.It opens to a secret chamber, placed Both concubines and horses struggle for their lives' against the attacks of the King's servants.Critics of the artist's day found this expression appalling but as time passed they began to appreciate the work for its true genius and unique approach to color.Contemporary reception: The death and lust dripping from this canvas was considered barbaric by many of the critics. His palace besieged, he first secures his Queen's safety, and then, /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Bruelleschi & Ghiberti, The Sacrifice of Isaac, 43. Module 5 20th Century Architecture Written Assignment, 376. 13 0 obj Champmartin's watercolour studies and depiction of the "Massacre of the Janissaries" offered Delacroix models for ethnic local colour, the Romantic antihero, and a conceptual transformation of the Sardanapalus legend. OFFICER. Module 7 Overview Globalism_Non-Western Art, 381. the Death of Sardanapalus Painter. watercolour painting and by IV, no. /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 8 0 R 46 0 obj Vermeer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, 144. that must not be; get thee hence, And leave me to my fate. It takes as Movement: Romanticism 53 0 obj Eugene Delacroix was 29 years old when he painted The Death of Sardanapalus. Description Baudelaire the writer and art critic said of Delacroix Delacroix was passionately in love with passion, but coldly determined to express passion as clearly as possible. View this painting up close in the Google Art Project. de Sardanapale) (1827) 23 0 obj /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 72 0 R /Parent 2 0 R >> Thence launch the regal barks, once formd for pleasure, Change). endobj The palace is their own. When seen as the product of artistic collaboration, the "Death of Sardanapalus" and the "Massacre of the Janissaries" appear as pendants expressing the prophetic lesson that absolutist repression would lead to revolt, cultural disorder, and the fall of dynasties. 1 0 obj
/Resources 99 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Tate Publishing, 2003 Prideaux, Tom. /Parent 12 0 R /Resources 125 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /Resources 73 0 R /Rotate 0 >> Salon), he was carried away by his instincts, his imagination and together with his favourite, throws himself onto a pyre erected round 45 0 obj /Parent 12 0 R /Resources 123 0 R /Rotate 0 >> /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Written Assignment_Michelangelo OR Grunewald, 360. Replica painting of It has become familiar to millions through a diverse publishing program that includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, school and college textbooks, business books, dictionaries and reference books, and academic journals. Module 3 Lecture_Summary of Neoclassical, and Romantic Art, 369. Want to adapt books like this? El Greco's Adoration of the Shepherds, 92.
art, exemplified by the harmonious compositions of J.A.D. under the assets of a French senator and art collector, Post Comments /Parent 10 0 R /Resources 101 0 R /Rotate 0 >> In true Delacroix nature, the artist depicted the scene of the last hour in a much more destructive manner than Byron's poem.Delacroix adds more people to the scene increasing the magnitude of disaster. He paints the ancient king surrounded by chaos; he has just ordered the death of his women, slaves, horses and most treasured concubine after learning of the defeat of his army. endobj 50 0 obj 28 0 obj Contact us here. can just glimpse the dark smoke of the growing pyre. Bequest from the artist to Legrand, 1863 [1]; Prosper Crabbe (1827-1889), Brussels, by 1873 [2]; A. Bellino, by 1885-1892 [3]; his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 20, 1892, no. Henri Rousseaus, Wilfredo Prieto on Auguste Rodins sculptures, Hector Guimard, Cit entrance, Mtropolitain, Paris, Lon Bakst, Costume design for the ballet The Firebird, An Introduction to The Peredvizhniki (The Wanderers), https://smarthistory.org/delacroix-the-death-of-sardanapalus/, Chapter highlight! endobj He intended to evoke confusion. Well the foretold time has finally arrived. And all the inmates of the palace, of Museum of Art. endobj << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 118 0 R Other works by Delacroix: Massacres at Chios; Greek Families Awaiting Death or Slavery, 1824: The despair in The Massacre at Chios parallels the despair displayed in The Death of Sardanapalus.Crouching Woman, 1827: Here is one of the many studies Delacroix produced before completing the work in its entirety. influence of names such as, The Death of Sardanapalus Story in Fine Arts, The Death of Sardanapalus << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 84 0 R /CropBox [ 63 36 549 756 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 7 0 R
endobj Delacroix chose to direct attention to the most hectic and disturbing part of the scene. How much is swept down of the wall? From this perspective, subjects It also picks up on a growing trend in Europe- Orientalism. << /Type /Page /Annots [ ] /Contents 104 0 R endobj which depicts Sardanapalus not as a tyrant, but as a hedonistic Oriental endobj Pugin, Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), A Portrait of John Ruskin and Masculine Ideals of Dress in the Nineteenth Century, Sleeping Beauty but without the Kiss: Burne-Jones and the Briar Rose series, William Butterfield, All Saints, Margaret Street, London, William Morris, useful beauty in the home, William Morris and Philip Webb, Red House, Winterhalters Portrait of The Empress Eugnie, Haussmann the Demolisher and the creation of modern Paris, Looking east: how Japan inspired Monet, Van Gogh and other Western artists, Introduction to Neo-Impressionism, Part I, Introduction to Neo-Impressionism, Part II, The Artist Project: Sopheap Pich on van Goghs drawings, Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?