ART WIKI
Arab Horseman Attacked by a Lion, Eugène Delacroix, 1849–50
Eugène Delacroix, retratoEugène DelacroixFrança, 1798–1863

Arab Horseman Attacked by a Lion

1849–50 · Painting

Posso vê-la?

Sim, exposta agora

Onde está «Arab Horseman Attacked by a Lion» hoje? Art Institute of Chicago, Sala 220, Chicago. Sim, exposta agora. Verificado 29 de setembro de 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Estados Unidos

Sala220

Fechado· abre amanhã às 11:00

Exposta ao público.

Verificado
Neste estado desde
Fonte
O museu
No mapaPágina do museu

Sobre a pintura

Man and beast intertwine to form a single writhing body in this emotionally charged depiction of a lion attacking a horse and its rider. Through short, energetic brushstrokes and carefully manipulated contrasts of light and shadow, Eugène Delacroix imbued this imagined scene with action and drama. While many artists of the period explored the theme of man versus nature, depictions of Arab men entangled with wild animals served a specific propagandistic function, justifying the brutality of French colonial rule by depicting its subjects as violent and inhuman.

Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0

Pormenores

Número de inventário
1922.403

O que mostra

AnimaliaPropagandaNatureColonialismCavaloLionsHomemMountainsSwordViolenceCentury of ProgressWorld fair, world exhibitionChicago World's Fairs

No catálogo

PinturasÓleoPintura francesaRomantismoRealismoSéculo XIXRomanticFrança

Fontes

Mais obras de Eugène Delacroix

Todas as obras
Saada, the Wife of Abraham Ben-Chimol, and Préciada, One of Their Daughters, Eugène Delacroix, 1832

Saada, the Wife of Abraham Ben-Chimol, and Préciada, One of Their Daughters

1832 · Museu Metropolitano de Arte

Still Life with Dahlias, Zinnias, Hollyhocks and Plums, Eugène Delacroix, c. 1835

Still Life with Dahlias, Zinnias, Hollyhocks and Plums

c. 1835 · Instituto de Artes de Minneapolis

The Abduction of Rebecca, Eugène Delacroix, 1846

The Abduction of Rebecca

1846 · Museu Metropolitano de Arte

Sunset, Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1850

Sunset

ca. 1850 · Museu Metropolitano de Arte

Le 28 juillet 1830. La Liberté guidant le peuple, Delacroix, Eugène, 2e quart du XIXe siècle (1830)

A Liberdade Guiando o Povo

2e quart du XIXe siècle (1830) · Museu do Louvre

Anatomical Studies of Legs, Eugène Delacroix, 1820–1863

Anatomical Studies of Legs

1820–1863 · Museu Metropolitano de Arte

Deux études de costumes souliotes, Delacroix, Eugène, 1e quart du XIXe siècle (1822)

Deux études de costumes souliotes

1e quart du XIXe siècle (1822) · Museu do Louvre

Dante et Virgile, dit aussi La barque de Dante, Delacroix, Eugène, 1e quart du XIXe siècle (1822)

A barca de Dante

1e quart du XIXe siècle (1822) · Museu do Louvre

Na mesma sala · Gallery 220, Art Institute of Chicago

Página do museu
The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge), John Philip Simpson, 1827

John Simpson

The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge), 1827

Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1823–26

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret, 1823–26

The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan, Eugène Delacroix, 1826

Eugène Delacroix

The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan, 1826

Lion Hunt, Eugène Delacroix, 1860–61

Eugène Delacroix

Lion Hunt, 1860–61

Isabella Wolff, Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1803/15

Thomas Lawrence

Isabella Wolff, 1803/15

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish, Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1837–38

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish, 1837–38

Stoke-by-Nayland, John Constable, 1836

John Constable

Stoke-by-Nayland, 1836

Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm, Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1836/37

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm, 1836/37

Sobre o mesmo tema · Animalia

Todas as obras sobre o tema
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, Georges Seurat, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Georges Seurat

Tarde de Domingo na Ilha de Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Art Institute of Chicago

The Bull (Le taureau), Pablo Picasso, 1946

Pablo Picasso

The Bull (Le taureau), 1946

Não exposta · Galeria Nacional de Arte

The Bull (Le taureau), Pablo Picasso, 1945

Pablo Picasso

The Bull (Le taureau), 1945

Não exposta · Galeria Nacional de Arte

The Bull (Le taureau), Pablo Picasso, 1945

Pablo Picasso

The Bull (Le taureau), 1945

Não exposta · Galeria Nacional de Arte

The Poor (Les pauvres), Pablo Picasso, 1905, published 1913

Pablo Picasso

The Poor (Les pauvres), 1905, published 1913

Não exposta · Galeria Nacional de Arte

Dream and Lie of Franco I, Pablo Picasso, 1937

Pablo Picasso

Dream and Lie of Franco I, 1937

Não exposta · Galeria Nacional de Arte

The Bull (Le taureau), Pablo Picasso, 1946

Pablo Picasso

The Bull (Le taureau), 1946

Não exposta · Galeria Nacional de Arte

The Frog (Les Grenouilles), Pablo Picasso, 1936

Pablo Picasso

The Frog (Les Grenouilles), 1936

Não exposta · Galeria Nacional de Arte