Tiger and Snake
1862
A ferocious tiger lunges with bared teeth and extended claws toward a menacing snake coiled tightly around a tree in this dramatic 1862 showdown. Delacroix, a master of the Romantic movement, captures the raw, untamed energy of nature with loose, expressive brushstrokes that make the beasts look ready to leap right off the canvas. Painted near the end of his life, this fierce clash reflects his lifelong fascination with exotic animals and the wild, chaotic forces of the natural world.
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