1852
oil
canvas
From the collection of Walters Art Museum
Marphise is a 1852 oil by Eugène Delacroix, a French Romanticism work, held at Walters Art Museum.
This painting shows a man on horseback and a naked woman. The man wears a white hat, a black and white jacket, and a red sash. He holds a long spear and looks down at the woman, who stands with her back to him. She has short, curly hair and wears a red cloth around her waist. The background is dark and blurry, with greenery and other indistinct shapes. The woman's pose and the man's gaze suggest a sense of tension or drama. The dark background adds to the sense of mystery. If you like this painting, you might also want to check out the work of artist Eugène Delacroix.
Marphise is an 1852 oil on canvas history painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix. The picture was inspired by the epic poem Orlando Furioso by the Italian Renaissance writer Ludovico Ariosto. It depicts a scene where the female warrior Marphise has knocked the knight Pinabello off his horse after his arrogant lady friend had mocked Marphise's companion Gabrina. Pinabello's lady is forced by Marphise to strip naked and give her fine clothes to Gabrina. This was one of the later works of Delacroix, a major figure of the Romantic movement the painting has been in the Walters Art Museum…
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Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -KRWAH; French: ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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