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Ingres and Delacroix, two opposing artists, honored at the Delacroix Museum

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Copie d’après des autoportraits d’Ingres et Delacroix, Julie Forestier et Hippolyte Charles Gaultron © 2021 Musée du Louvre / Herve Lewandowski / Musée Ingres Bourdelle

Announcement

From March 27 to June 10, the Delacroix Museum invites us to rediscover the work of two of the greatest painters of the 19th century, through a unique prism: their personal belongings. The possessions of Ingres and Delacroix interact to offer us a new vision of their art.

On one side, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, an emblematic figure of Neoclassicism. On the other, Eugène Delacroix, considered one of the most important Romantics. Two artists evolving in the same period, long opposed, today reunited in an exhibition that seeks to lift the veil on these two characters through a unique collection of personal objects.


If Objects Could Talk

For its reopening, after 6 months of renovations, the Delacroix Museum is pulling out all the stops by offering an exceptional exhibition. By bringing together personal items and tools of their trade, the Parisian institution invites us to take a fresh look at the creations of the two artists, as well as the men behind the masterpieces.

From a fish-shaped tobacco jar, a laurel wreath, an illuminator's inkwell, to paint-splattered color palettes, we are presented with a new perspective on Ingres and Delacroix. Despite appearing to be polar opposites, as we move through the galleries we uncover some intriguing similarities.

Get ready to be amazed!

Caricature of Delacroix and Ingres duel at the Institut de France, Charles-Albert Bertall © National Library of France

Exceptional Pieces

In addition to these carefully chosen personal objects by the artists for their aesthetic or practical qualities, representations of the two men, their inspirations, and their workspaces are added to give the most complete image possible. All presented in a highly worked setting, finding endless play in the rivalries between the two men.

Each object invites us to rethink the connection between artists and their work, and to draw parallels between them. More broadly, some exhibited pieces undeniably urge us to establish connections with other eras, other artists. It is a way to see art in a new light, appreciating the relationships and interconnections between different creative minds.including the famous Ingres' Violin, which will give its name to one of the most famous photographs by Man Ray.


Ingres' Violin © Ingres Bourdelle Museum / Marc Jeanneteau

So, it's an invitation into the intimate world of these two men that the Delacroix Museum offers us, as objects are displayed like open books. It's often said that an image is worth a thousand words, but then how much would an object be worth? Judging by this exhibition, probably a thousand times more...


Ingres and Delacroix. Artist's Objects
National Museum Eugène Delacroix
6, rue de Furstemberg – 6th
From March 27th to June 10th, 2024
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