Liberty Leading the People

Liberty Leading The People by Eugene Delacroix

1830 Painting measures 102.4 in by 128 in

The French Romantic artist Eugene Delacroix was born 1798. His style which includes expressive brush strokes and his study of color shaped the works of impressionists. The major theme of his artwork was dramatic romanticism. Baudelaire once stated about Delacroix, "Delacroix was passionately in love with passion, but coldly determined to express passion as clearly as possible."

"His Painting Liberty Leading The People is one of the most famous and radical pictures of its time. It is the sort of work that in very first glance just captures the viewers eye through its dynamic subject." Nadeem Alam Critical Analysis.

I chose this image because not only are there very few like it, it captures and harnesses the potential power of women. It also captures an actual battle for equality during this time period so for my particular theme of equality its a two birds one stone scenario.