 In Delacroix's "The Death of Sardanapalus" from 1827, Nochlin argued that the artist used Orientalism to explore overt erotic and violent themes that may not necessarily reflect France's cultural hegemony but rather the chauvinism and misogyny of early 19th century French society.Nochlin married twice.First, in 1953 she married Philip H. Nochlin, an assistant professor of Philosophy at Vassar, who died seven years later.