Journey to the Maghreb and Andalusia, 1832 - The Travel Notebooks and Other Writings Delacroix EugenePaperback
Journey to the Maghreb and Andalusia, 1832 - The Travel Notebooks and Other Writings Delacroix EugenePaperback In 1832, Eug ne Delacroix accompanied a French diplomatic mission to Morocco, the first…
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Journey to the Maghreb and Andalusia, 1832 - The Travel Notebooks and Other Writings Delacroix EugenePaperback
In 1832, Eug ne Delacroix accompanied a French diplomatic mission to Morocco, the first leg of a journey through the Maghreb and Andalusia that left an indelible impression on the painter. He wrote extensively about these experiences in several stunningly beautiful notebooks, noting the places he visited, routes he followed, scenes he observed, and people he This comprehensive, annotated English-language translation of his notes and essays about this formative trip makes available a classic example of travel writing about the "Orient" from the era and provides a unique picture of the region against the backdrop of the French conquest of Algeria.Delacroix's travels in Morocco, Algeria, and southern Spain led him to discover a culture about which he had held only imperfect and stereotypical ideas and provided a rich store of images that fed his imagination forever after.