Rebecca Abducted by the Templar
- Original dimensions
- 81.5 x 105 cm
- Movement
- Romanticism
- Museum
- room 942
- Year
- 1858
Scene depicted
This canvas illustrates a scene drawn from noble tales of love and conflict, where Rebecca's delicacy clashes with the brutality of the Templar. Evoking themes of passion, desire, and struggle, the work reveals the heroism of its heroine in a moment of dramatic tension.
Historical context
Artwork: Rebecca and the Templar |BRK| Artist: Eugène Delacroix |BRK| Year: 1858 |BRK| Museum: room 942 |BRK| Dimensions: 81.5 x 105 cm |BRK| Artistic Movement: Romanticism |BRK| Major Exhibitions: Salon of 1859 |BRK|
Place in the artist's career
This painting marks a key moment in Delacroix's career, when the artist established himself as a master of Romanticism. Alongside other captivating canvases , such as Liberty Leading the People or The Death of Sardanapalus , Rebecca and the Templar testifies to his bold and poignant style.
Anecdote
“Inspiration sometimes arises in the most unexpected places, like a shiver in the early morning,” could have said Eugène Delacroix . It was during a dawn walk in a quiet alley, filled with the fragrances of spring flowers, that he captured the essential essence of his masterpiece , Rebecca and the Templar.
Major exhibitions
Salon of 1859