Delacroix

[ duh-la-krwah ]

/ də laˈkrwɑ /

noun

(Fer·di·nand Vic·tor) Eu·gène

[fer-dee-nahn veek-tawr œ-zhen] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃ vikˈtɔr œˈʒɛn/,1798–1863, French painter.

Example sentences from the Web for delacroix

The passion of Delacroix stirred him but little: nothing points to a relationship between him and that great spirit.

The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) |Richard Muther
Millet himself, however, was to found a separate school from that of the brilliant Delacroix.

Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 |Various
About two hundred sketches and drawings for details of the composition figured in the sale held after Delacroix's death.

Delacroix |Paul G. Konody
It was opened by a Frenchman named Delacroix, about the beginning of this century.

Lights and Shadows of New York Life |James D. McCabe

"A sun in his head and a hurricane in his heart," was said of him, as it was first said of Delacroix by a critical contemporary.

Ivory Apes and Peacocks |James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for delacroix

Delacroix

/ (French dəlakrwa) /

noun

(Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)

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