Chopin Vs Delacroix

Romanticism was a period in which emotion was the focal point of the art. In the music, composers created masterpieces that were expressive and fluctuated in feeling throughout. In visual art, artists were turning from the neoclassical model of being composed and in control, and instead, making pieces full of dramatic and dynamic poses. Contrast in colors and lighting contributed to these types of art. This era was greatly inspired by gothic-type stories, most of which were not the happiest type of stories.
Delacroix was one such artist who depicted this. This French painter was friends with Frederic Chopin and was very similar due to his art being full of passion and exotic images, much like Chopin’s dynamic pieces. However, most of Delacroix’s