Which Painter started life as a Violinist? – Eugène Delacroix
The French Revolution (1789-94) and the Napoleon Wars that followed it, affected the arts as well as politics. The “classical” arts of the 18th century, though not unromantic, obeyed certain rules. “Romantics” regarded these as less important than vivid colours and vitality. The leading French Romantic was Eugène Delacroix, born in 1798. A frail, lonely child, he first showed talent at his Bordeaux school for the violin. – Eugène Delacroix
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