Christ with the Reed
Eugène Delacroix
1833
Medium
Etching in dark brown on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.7 × 9.1 cm (5 13/16 × 3 5/8 in.); Plate: 16.7 × 10 cm (6 5/8 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 19.9 × 13.4 cm (7 7/8 × 5 5/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
73368
About the Artist
Eugène Delacroix · 1798–1863
Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) stands as the defining figure of French Romanticism and a pivotal bridge to modernism. Born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice near Paris, he came from distinguished lineage—his mother descended from the prestigious Oeben-Riesener furniture dynasty, while persistent speculation suggested the statesman Talleyrand may have been his biological father, a theory supported by physic...