Christopher Columbus and His Son at La Rábida

Christopher Columbus and His Son at La Rábida by Eugène Delacroix

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 90.3 x 118 cm (35 9/16 x 46 7/16 in.) framed: 118.4 x 146.7 cm (46 5/8 x 57 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CF

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Chester Dale Collection

Accession Number

1963.10.127

About the Artist

Eugène Delacroix · 17981863

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...

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