Eugène DelacroixFrench, 1798–1863Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest” now? The Cleveland Museum of Art, 219 19th Century European, Cleveland. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
A leading figure of the French Romantic movement, Delacroix painted traditional historical subjects, but in a dramatic, expressive manner. The Greek struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire in the 1820s caught the imagination of numerous French artists, who identified the Greek cause with their own revolution thirty years earlier. Like British Romantic poets, French artists regarded the Greek war of independence as a struggle for the survival of Western democracy and Christian civilization.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1916.1032
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
