DELACROIX, Eugène
(b. 1798, Charenton-Saint-Maurice, d. 1863, Paris)

The Execution of Doge Marino Faliero

1825-26
Oil on canvas, 146 x 114 cm
Wallace Collection, London

This dramatic composition illustrates a scene from Marino Faliero, the historical tragedy by Byron set in 14th-century Venice. It was painted during the time Bonington shared Delacroix's Paris studio.




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