Art History 6C Paper- Prompt 2- Delacroix Vs. Vigée-Lebrun– This article will be structured as a dialogue between Sam, the collector and Sanket, the advisor. –Sam: Sanket, should I acquire the self-portrait of Eugène Delacroix or Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun? Honestly, I don't have enough money to buy them both. Sanket: Sam, I consider you a man of taste. You are a man who would like a portrait to represent the personality of the artist. I am convinced that you would prefer the Delacroix to the Vigée-Lebrun, because Delacroix represented his emotions and nature in his works. Sanket: It is clear from the use of lines that Delacroix wanted to show his confident and firm nature. The rigid lines going from the furrow of his eyebrow to the lines of his lips form a very rigid outline of his face. This outline shows her strong nature through the bold lines of her face. On the other hand, Vigée-Lebrun uses very circular, fine and precise lines. Using lines in this way creates a very soft image; however, this may not have to do with the nature of the artist. In neoclassical paintings, women were depicted with thin curved lines that highlighted the fragility of femininity. Vigée-Lebrun probably used lines in the same way, thus limiting his personal style in his portraiture. On the other hand, Delacroix uses lines to show his nature and style of art. Sam: Coming to a conclusion based solely on the lines an artist uses isn't very reassuring. Sanket: It's not just the lines! Artists can use the space to showcase the objects in their works. Delacroix uses space to focus on his body in the portrait by removing all objects from the background of the image. Viewers are forced to turn their eyes away from the mundane background and towards the middle of the paper... in fact, this is a choice the artist made to better fit the theme of the work of art. Delacroix most likely used the broad brushstrokes used in the background and clothing to show that the painting was not realistic. He wanted to show that the painting was his creation which followed his style and personality. Vigée-Lebrun, on the contrary, follows the rules set by neoclassical art. Her brushwork was not visible, she appeared fragile and all parts of the painting appeared ideal. While Vigée-Lebrun probably spent more time hiding his brushstrokes, Delacroix is ​​the more talented artist because he was able to capture his personality in his works.Sam: I'm convinced of that. Delacroix used his skills to create a work of art that conveyed his personality, while Vigée-Lebrun used his skills to create a work of art that followed a strict set of apathetic guidelines..