Quote #25

Delacroix etait passionnement amoureux de la passion, et froidement determine a chercher les moyens d'exprimer la passion de la maniere la plus visible. Dans ce double caractere, nous trouvons, disons-le en passant, les deux signes qui marquent les plus solides genies, genies extremes.

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