Convulsionists of Tangiers | |
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Artist | Eugène Delacroix |
Year | 1837–38 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 95.5 × 128.5 cm (37.6 × 50.6 in ) |
Location | Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis |
Convulsionists of Tangiers (also The Fanatics of Tangier) is an 1837–38 painting by the French Romantic visual artist Eugène Delacroix. [1] [2] It is held by the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
In 1832, while in Morocco as part of a French diplomatic mission, Delacroix witnessed the devotional activities of members of the Isawiyya brotherhood in Tangiers.
Initially the artist did a sketch from his memories of the event, then later several watercolors, and finally four of five years later this painting. [3]