Eugène Delacroix was the greatest representative of Romanticism in painting. Although he was not a practising Christian, he regularly dealt with New Testament subjects, attracted by their drama and pathos, traits favoured by the Romantic movement. In this scene, Christ's disciples panic in the middle of a violent storm, while he sleeps peacefully, unafraid of harm. Delacroix, a great colourist, emphasises the contrast between the icy lavender colours of Christ's cloak and the bright reds and yellows of the disciples' robes. Delacroix describes the scene as if the viewer was close to the action to heighten the emotion. This painting is the sketch for a composition that Delacroix repeated in three versions.
Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix (Charenton-Saint Maurice, France, 26 April 1798 - Paris, 13 August 1863) is considered the most important French painter of Romanticism (hence he is sometimes called "Le prince des romantiques"). He is also called a "literary painter".
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