Eugene Delacroix, 1829, Oil on Canvas. Delacroix painted this stunning oil on canvas in 1829, right as he was cementing his reputation as the fierce leader of the French Romantic movement. Unlike his later, much larger and more chaotic crucifixion scenes, this early work is a highly concentrated, intimate study of pure grief. By naming it Saint Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross, the emphasis is explicitly placed on her human experience and emotional desolation, rather than just the grander theological event. It hangs in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, as a generous gift from Mrs. Efrem Kurtz.