Eugene Delacroix            Born in 1789, Eugene Delacroix is considered one of the most celebrated painters of the French Romantic Movement. Delacroix was a great colorist, whose unique style was influenced by Géricault while studying with him in Guérin's studio, as well as the Venetian school and the painters Rubens, Michelangelo, and Veronese.⁶ His famous works include The Bark of Dante, 1822, Women of Algiers, 1834, Entrance of the Crusaders into Constantinople, 1841, Self-Portrait, 1835-37, The Lion Hunt, 1861.⁷ Home