Territorial Fantasies, Sexual Nuances, and Savage Energy: Orientalism and Tropicality in Eugène Delacroix and Johann Moritz Rugendas

In 1822, the German Romantic painter Johann Moritz Rugendas undertook his famed three-year journey across Brazil. Later, between 1831 and 1846, encouraged by Alexander von Humboldt and other Romantic artists, he would make a second trip through Mexico and South America. In 1832, Eugène Delacroix st...

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Main Author: Miguel Ángel Gaete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2022-11-01
Series:Culture & History Digital Journal
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Online Access:https://cultureandhistory.revistas.csic.es/index.php/cultureandhistory/article/view/246