Eugène DelacroixFrance, 1798–1863Bacchus et un tigre
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Musée du Louvre
Paris, France
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Bacchus et un tigre est une fresque réalisée par le peintre français Eugène Delacroix à l'automne 1834, pendant un séjour à l'abbaye de Valmont, en Seine-Maritime. Cette peinture mythologique représente le dieu romain Bacchus tendant une coupe pleine à un tigre qui en lappe le contenu, assis au milieu de vignes. Achetée en 1992, l'œuvre fait partie des collections du musée national Eugène-Delacroix, à Paris.
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- Numéro d’inventaire
- MD 1992-3
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- Musée du Louvre
- Image : Musée du Louvre — © 2018 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Hervé Lewandowski
Pendant ce temps, chez Eugène Delacroix
La vie entière1832
Journey to Spain and North Africa
As part of the diplomatic mission of Charles-Edgar de Mornay, Delacroix traveled to Morocco shortly after the French conquest of Algeria. The journey proved a turning point: he made dozens of sketches, and his impressions of North Africa nourished his art for the rest of his life.
1832
"Liberty" Removed from Public Display
By 1832 officials had deemed the painting's glorification of liberty too provocative and removed it from public display; nevertheless Delacroix continued to receive state commissions.
1833
Beginning of the Friendship with Marie-Élisabeth Blavot-Boulanger
In 1833 Delacroix formed a friendship with the painter Marie-Élisabeth Blavot-Boulanger that lasted the rest of his life.
1833–1837
Decoration of the Salon du Roi in the Palais Bourbon
From 1833 Delacroix received numerous commissions to decorate the public buildings of Paris; the first was his work on the Salon du Roi in the Chamber of Deputies at the Palais Bourbon, completed in 1837.
from 1834
Jeanne-Marie le Guillou Becomes His Housekeeper
From 1834 until the artist's death, the housekeeper Jeanne-Marie le Guillou cared for him devotedly, jealously guarding his private life.
1835
Serious Throat Illness Discovered
In 1835 Delacroix was found to have a serious throat ailment which, alternately subsiding and flaring up, eventually brought him to his grave.
