The Death of Louise Vernet as the Leading Cause in the Depiction of Religious Imagery in the Work of Paul Delacroche

Aifric Dennison
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2016
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: France
Century: 19th Century

10,000 words

The dissertation discusses the theory that it was the death of Louise Vernet that led to the depiction of religious imagery, particularly religious female imagery in the work of Paul Delaroche after 1845 until his death in 1856. Delaroche was a painter of the historical genre whose work was largely focused on representing the female victim in various states of decline, from condemned to dead. After the death of Vernet in December 1845, Delaroche’s work became more focused on religious imagery and through the depiction of religious imagery, his work became more poignant and emotionally evocative. The work of Delaroche shifted between the depiction of the male and female victim. However, it was his representations of the female victim that displayed his abilities as an artist and that led to his widespread success in his lifetime.

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The Death of Louise Vernet as the Leading Cause in the Depiction of Religious Imagery in the Work of Paul Delacroche