Eugène Delacroix
“Etude de jambes d’homme assis et étude d’une tête”
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Eugène Durieu.
“Nu masculin assis de face, les jambes écartées”
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“Far from seeing photography as a potential rival to painting, Delacroix took a keen interest in the development of this new medium, following its technical progress with sufficient curiosity to become a founding member of the Heliographic Society in 1851. He amassed a considerable photographic collection – of frescoes by Raphael, paintings by Rubens, and cathedral sculptures. Moreover, although he did not use a camera himself, a series of male and female nude models were photographed at his request by Eugène Durieu, in 1854 …”
Exhibition dates: November 28 to March 2, 2009
More information on the Museum Eugène Delacroix website
