René Huyghe
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Professor of Art, College of France, Paris, 1950–76. President, Council of Museums, Paris, 1974–88. Author of Cézanne; Delacroix ou le combat solitaire; and others.
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Eugène Delacroix was one of the greatest French Romantic painters, whose use of colour was influential in the development of both Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting. His inspiration came chiefly from historical or contemporary events or literature, and a visit to Morocco in 1832 provided…
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