The Death of Sardanapalus

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Romantic painting painting

The Death of Sardanapalus is a dramatic 1827 Romantic oil painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the legendary Assyrian king calmly overseeing the chaotic destruction of his possessions and concubines.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Death of Sardanapalus canonical 2
Lord Byron’s play "Sardanapalus" 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
appliesToPart canvas ⓘ
artworkStyle Orientalism ⓘ
diagonal composition ⓘ
dramatic composition ⓘ
basedOn The Death of Sardanapalus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lord Byron’s play "Sardanapalus"

legend of Sardanapalus ⓘ
collection Louvre Museum ⓘ
surface form: Musée du Louvre
colorPalette deep shadows ⓘ
rich reds ⓘ
countryOfExhibition France ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Eugène Delacroix ⓘ
depicts Assyrian king ⓘ
Sardanapalus ⓘ
concubines ⓘ
destruction of possessions ⓘ
horses ⓘ
orientalist harem scene ⓘ
servants ⓘ
exhibitedAt Salon of 1827 ⓘ
genre Romanticism ⓘ
hasPart burning pyre ⓘ
figure of Sardanapalus on a bed ⓘ
luxury objects and jewels ⓘ
overturned furniture ⓘ
slain concubines ⓘ
inception 1827 ⓘ
influenced later Romantic painters ⓘ
modern interpretations of Orientalism in art ⓘ
symbolist painters ⓘ
influencedBy Lord Byron ⓘ
classical accounts of Assyria ⓘ
languageOfWork none (visual artwork) ⓘ
location Louvre Museum ⓘ
mainSubject destruction of royal treasures ⓘ
massacre of concubines ⓘ
suicide of Sardanapalus ⓘ
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement Romanticism ⓘ
notableFeature crowded, tumultuous foreground ⓘ
reclining king on a bed ⓘ
strong chiaroscuro ⓘ
violent movement contrasted with calm central figure ⓘ
partOf French Romantic painting canon ⓘ
significantEvent controversial reception at the 1827 Paris Salon ⓘ
theme absolute power and its collapse ⓘ
decadence and downfall ⓘ
violence and eroticism ⓘ

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Subject: The Death of Sardanapalus
Description of subject: The Death of Sardanapalus is a dramatic 1827 Romantic oil painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the legendary Assyrian king calmly overseeing the chaotic destruction of his possessions and concubines.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eugène Delacroix → notableWork → The Death of Sardanapalus ⓘ
Sully Wing → notableWorkDisplayed → The Death of Sardanapalus ⓘ
The Death of Sardanapalus → basedOn → The Death of Sardanapalus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lord Byron’s play "Sardanapalus"