The Death of Sardanapalus
Painting by Eugène Delacroix
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The Death of Sardanapalus is an oil painting on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, dated 1827. It currently hangs in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. A smaller replica, painted by Delacroix in 1844, is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Wikipedia
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The Death of Sardanapalus is based on the tale of Sardanapalus, a king of Assyria, from the historical library of Diodorus Siculus, the ancient Greek historian, ...
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.
The Death of Sardanapalus is an oil painting created in 1826 or 1827 by French Romantic artist Eugene Delacroix. The massive canvas, which is in the Louvre, ...
Delacroix paints an anti-hero who presides over a chaotic, violent scene of corruption and luxury.
Duration: 3:43
Posted: Mar 17, 2014
Posted: Mar 17, 2014
After a military defeat and siege upon his capital by the Medes, Sardanapalus committed suicide by burning himself and all of his possessions in his palace.
The Death of Sardanapalus is one of the most spectacular paintings of Eugene Delacroix and in the history of Romanticism. Delacroix Death Sardanapalus.
The story of the Assyrian ruler, Sardanapalus, is a tragic one and so it's no wonder this tale attracted the warped interest of Eugene Delacroix.
Duration: 2:24
Posted: Nov 20, 2023
Posted: Nov 20, 2023
Title: The Death of Sardanapalus. Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris). Date: 1845–46. Medium: Oil on canvas.