In his introduction to Charles Baudelaires Salon of 1846 the renowned art historian Michael Fried presents a new take on the French poet and critics ideas on art criticism romanticism and the paintings of Delacroix. Charles Baudelaire considered a father of modern poetry wrote some of the most daring and influential prose of the nineteenth century. Prior to publishing international bestseller Les Fleurs du mal 1857 he was already notable as a forthright and witty critic of art and literature. Ca