2nd image: Mlle Rose, 1817-20
3rd image: Soldat Se Reposant
I really liked these three images because they show the three things Delacroix was very good at: depicting the human body, movement, and emotion. In most of his paintings he used strong contrasting colors to make the figures pop and stand out. His rendering of the flesh is very delicate and so realistic, like in Mlle Rose. Not only are his anatomical proportions correct but he shades them in a way that makes them look like soft, rounded flesh. I also liked his figure drawing, Soldat Se Reposant, because it relates to what we do in class every day. His ability to render the figure accurately with charcoal is something to take note of. It is obvious that Delacroix imagines the figure in sections rather than an outline surrounding the form. Although Delacroix uses strong contrasts with lights and darks throughout the pieces he also uses gradual shading when it comes to the human form. I think we can take what he has done with his paintings and reference it when shading our charcoal drawings of the models in class.
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