An original oil painting by Eugène Delacroix was hanging in French home for over 150 years—it's now expected to fetch ...

The man whose hand wielded the brush that gave the world Liberty Leading the People, Delacroix also painted these 7 lions ...

A painting hanging in a French family's living room turned out to be far more valuable than just another trinket or heirloom.

The piece, titled Study of Reclining Lions, had been in the same family's possession for 150 years since the posthumous sale of the artist's studio in 1864. The work is set to go to auction where it ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt and the Sorbonne will fund a new program to digitize Delacroix’s papers and identify other artists who ...

Born in 1933 in Paris, France, he studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Delacroix's paintings often feature nostalgic depictions of city life, with a distinctive use of vibrant colors and a sense of ...

Six of the animals are depicted in detail, while the seventh is a simple line sketch. Born in 1798, Delacroix made his artistic debut at the Paris Salon, a prestigious exhibition sponsored by the ...