TRANSFORMATION
an online art exhibition
A CHANGED WORLD
Revolution
Revolution. Undoubtedly, in the course of history, there has been many revolutions. These revolutions were carried out to change the way they lived back then. Revolution was meant to change the world of the people, to go against the injustice the people suffered from. This is one of the transformations that changed the world we live in.
THE BATTLE OF TAILLEBOURG
by Eugene Delacroix
This painting depicts the battle of Taillebourg that occurred in the past. However, Delacroix’s did not paint The Battle of Taillebourg to describe the event but to make the audience feel the consequences of the battle emotionally (Eugene Delacroix, 2010). The artist painted the horses in a contrasting colour to the rest, which directs the viewers’ focus to the suffering that is going on in this painting. This painting depicts a battle, a rebellion, which changed the country.
Retrieved from https://www.radford.edu/rbarris/art216upd2012/romanticism%20and%20revolution%20F09.html
LIBERTY LEADING THE PEOPLE
by Eugene Delacroix
This painting depicts a lady, in this case, Liberty, leading the armed people. This image of the people following Liberty is highlighted by how the artist illuminates Liberty who is looking back at the people, and how the artist painted the people holding up weapons behind her, mimicking how Liberty holds the flag. The way the artist painted the people looking up to her further strengthens the image. This painting itself depicts a revolution, a revolution for liberty.
Retrieved from https://www.radford.edu/rbarris/art216upd2012/romanticism%20and%20revolution%20F09.html
THE DEATH OF SARDANAPALUS
by Eugene Delacroix
This painting tells the story of how a king destroyed his possessions; his palace, servants, animals and treasures, when a rebellion against him arose (Radford, n.d.). This romantic painting emphasized how much the king’s “possessions” suffered while the king just sits there, calmly. The way the artist illuminates certain figures provides depth to the painting, highlighting the tragedy within the palace. Instead of a revolution in the country, against the king’s rule, the rebellion led to a revolution in the palace; a dramatic change in the atmosphere in the palace.
References
Radford. (n.d). The Art of Revolution: Romanticism. Retrieved from https://www.radford.edu/rbarris/art216upd2012/romanticism%20and%20revolution%20F09.html
Eugene Delacroix. (2010). The Battle of Taillebourg by Eugene Delacroix. Retrieved from http://www.eugene-delacroix.com/the-battle-of-taillebourg.jsp