Episode Details

Critics called his paintings smudges. He kept painting anyway. In this episode, Annie Sargent and Elyse Rivin tell the story of Eugène Delacroix, the man behind Liberty Leading the People. His father left the family in debt. Géricault became his mentor. Critics attacked nearly every painting he showed. Then seven months in Morocco changed his art forever. Elyse tells the whole story, and Annie shares where to see his work in Paris, from the Louvre to Saint-Sulpice. You'll never look at Liberty Leading the People the same way. Hit play, then subscribe so you never miss an episode of Join Us in France!

Table of Contents for this Episode

• Today on the podcast: a Brief Biography of Eugène Delacroix
• Podcast supporters
• Magazine segment
• Next week on the podcast
• Meet Delacroix
• Romanticism Without Boxes
• Critics and Controversy
• Early Life and Family
• School Music and Art
• Beaux Arts and Géricault
• Decorative Arts Hustle
• Copying Masters and Technique
• England Influence and Color
• Salon Debut Dante Scandal
• Géricault Death Turning Point
• Greek Tragedies and Backlash

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