
Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

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Publisher
Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation
Abstract
A passionate, anarchical, and emotional painting a riot of excess, eroticism, and sadism. One of the most romantic paintings of the Romantic epoch; when it was first exhibited it produced a frisson of admiration mixed with horror at the barbarism of the image. The painting shows King Sardanapalus whose empire was being ravaged by the Medes, apparently unconcerned that his life, time, and empire have come to a crushing end. It illustrates the legend of King Assyrien who, besieged, had cut the throats of his wives and his horses, before following them in death.
Keywords
Paris, France, Style: French Romantic, School: Romantic, Movement: Romanticism, French, Painting;, Painting
Subject: topical
Style: French Romantic; School: Romantic; Movement: Romanticism; French; Painting;
Subject: geographic
Paris, France
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Genre
Painting; picture
Holding Location
University of South Florida USF
Collection
Art and Art History (Saskia)
Identifier
A01-NFF0242
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "The Death of Sardanapalus (detail)" (2022). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 2709.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/2709
