The Death of Sardanapalus

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The Death of Sardanapalus is a dramatic 1827 Romantic oil painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the legendary Assyrian king calmly overseeing the chaotic destruction of his possessions and concubines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic painting
painting
appliesToPart canvas
artworkStyle Orientalism
diagonal composition
dramatic composition
basedOn Lord Byron’s play "Sardanapalus"
legend of Sardanapalus
collection Musée du Louvre
linked to: Louvre Museum
colorPalette deep shadows
rich reds
countryOfExhibition France
countryOfOrigin France
creator Eugène Delacroix
depicts Assyrian king
Sardanapalus
concubines
destruction of possessions
horses
orientalist harem scene
servants
exhibitedAt Salon of 1827
genre Romanticism
hasPart burning pyre
figure of Sardanapalus on a bed
luxury objects and jewels
overturned furniture
slain concubines
inception 1827
influenced later Romantic painters
modern interpretations of Orientalism in art
symbolist painters
influencedBy Lord Byron
classical accounts of Assyria
languageOfWork none (visual artwork)
location Louvre Museum
mainSubject destruction of royal treasures
massacre of concubines
suicide of Sardanapalus
materialUsed oil paint
movement Romanticism
notableFeature crowded, tumultuous foreground
reclining king on a bed
strong chiaroscuro
violent movement contrasted with calm central figure
partOf French Romantic painting canon
significantEvent controversial reception at the 1827 Paris Salon
theme absolute power and its collapse
decadence and downfall
violence and eroticism

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Eugène Delacroix notableWork The Death of Sardanapalus
Sully Wing notableWorkDisplayed The Death of Sardanapalus
The Death of Sardanapalus basedOn Lord Byron’s play "Sardanapalus"
linked to: The Death of Sardanapalus