Painting

This painting from 1848 at the Norwegian Museum reflects Delacroix's late engagement with diverse subjects. His later works maintain the passionate color and energetic handling that defined his contribution to Romantic painting. As the leading French Romantic painter, Delacroix brought passionate color and dynamic energy to all his subjects; his journal records his constant study of color relationships and his admiration for Rubens, Constable, and Veronese.

The composition is rendered with Delacroix's characteristically vibrant palette and fluid brushwork. The handling demonstrates his sustained artistic vitality in his late career.