Allegorical Figure of Envy
Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798 - 1863
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1820-1823 or c. 1849Medium:
Charcoal and graphite on tan wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 19 x 16 1/4 inches (48.3 x 41.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
1986-26-19Credit Line:
The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1820-1823 or c. 1849Medium:
Charcoal and graphite on tan wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 19 x 16 1/4 inches (48.3 x 41.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
* Gallery 121, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, first floor (Korman Gallery)
Accession Number:1986-26-19Credit Line:
The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986
Label:
Although it has not been definitively established exactly what this male winged figure represents, it seems to have developed from an academic study made from the live model—note the prop under the left hand—into some sort of symbol or allegory, perhaps depicting the "man of genius at the portals of the tomb," a subject mentioned by Delacroix in his Journal in May 1823.
Although it has not been definitively established exactly what this male winged figure represents, it seems to have developed from an academic study made from the live model—note the prop under the left hand—into some sort of symbol or allegory, perhaps depicting the "man of genius at the portals of the tomb," a subject mentioned by Delacroix in his Journal in May 1823.
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