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Delacroix

Delacroix

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A famous French painter who used bright color and strong brush strokes
  • proper noun
  • /ˌdɛləˈkrwɑ/
: Eugène Delacroix
  • Many art historians consider Delacroix to be the father of modern painting due to his innovative use of color.
  • Ingres and Delacroix
  • Delacroix's portrait of Paganini
  • Delacroix's portrait

Examples

  • You know Delacroix, the painter?

    Pure Luck (1991)

  • Our special guest today is Pierre Delacroix.

    Bamboozled (2000)

  • How was it that Baudelaire described his relationship with Delacroix: respect on my side, kindness on his?

    Fiction book (1990)

  • But just like the musician's, Delacroix's creative energy remained undaunted by physical suffering.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The journal of nineteenth-century French painter Eugène Delacroix serves as the source for the second epigraph.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Raphael and Michelangelo were contemporaries, as were Poussin and Rubens, Ingres and Delacroix, and Matisse and Picasso.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The vibrant colors in Delacroix's paintings truly capture the emotions of his subjects.

  • In studying Delacroix, we gain insight into the Romantic movement and its impact on the art world.

Synonyms

Eugene Delacroix
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A French Romantic painter of the 1800s known for bright colors and bold brushwork

is the shorter surname used without given names in many references
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix
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A French Romantic painter known for bright colors and dramatic scenes

is the shorter surname used commonly in general references

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Delacroix is a French surname made from de 'of', la 'the', and croix 'cross'. Imagine a family living by a church with a big cross — the name means 'of the cross', and that image helps you remember the famous painter's name.