Count Demetrius de Palatiano in Suliot Costume
1826 · oil on canvas
Dimensions 40.7 × 33.2 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
The Greek war of independence in the 1820s was a source of great interest for the rest of Europe. The exotic costumes of Greek soldiers, or Palikares, were popular subjects for artists. Count Palatiano was a flamboyant Greek aristocrat who often posed for Delacroix and his colleagues in Paris.
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About this artwork
Count Demetrius de Palatiano in Suliot Costume (1826) by Eugene Delacroix, oil on canvas, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Eugene Delacroix
( 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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