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The Lion Hunt
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Delacroix often painted hunting scenes and animals fighting. This work is part of a lion hunt series he painted in the 1850s. The subject reflects a fascination for exoticism and the culture of the Muslim countries in North Africa. During a visit to Morocco in the 1830s, Delacroix had studied and made sketches of the landscape, horses and hunters on horseback – themes that were later used when he painted his lion hunts. These dramatic scenes, with their energetic compositions and warm hues, convey the new aesthetic ideals of the time.
Title: The Lion Hunt
Description:
Delacroix often painted hunting scenes and animals fighting.
This work is part of a lion hunt series he painted in the 1850s.
The subject reflects a fascination for exoticism and the culture of the Muslim countries in North Africa.
During a visit to Morocco in the 1830s, Delacroix had studied and made sketches of the landscape, horses and hunters on horseback – themes that were later used when he painted his lion hunts.
These dramatic scenes, with their energetic compositions and warm hues, convey the new aesthetic ideals of the time.
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