The Massacre at Chios (1824 painting)

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The Massacre at Chios is a monumental 1824 oil painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the suffering of Greek civilians during the Greek War of Independence, and is considered a key work of French Romanticism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic painting
history painting
oil painting
painting
artMovement French Romanticism
linked to: Romanticism
artStyle Romanticism
author Eugène Delacroix
city Paris
collection Louvre Museum
completionDate 1824
countryOfOrigin France
creator Eugène Delacroix
depicts Greek War of Independence
Greek civilians
Massacre of Chios
Ottoman persecution of Greeks
atrocities of war
suffering
depictsEthnicGroup Greeks
Ottomans
linked to: Ottoman Empire
depictsEvent Massacre of Chios (1822)
exhibitedAt Paris Salon
exhibitionDate 1824 Paris Salon
genre history painting
hasPart Ottoman soldiers
desolate landscape
distant burning town
dying figures
group of Greek captives
mounted horseman
women and children
historicalContext Greek War of Independence
inception 1824
inspiredBy Greek War of Independence
Massacre of Chios (1822)
languageOfTitle French
location Louvre Museum
materialUsed canvas
oil paint
medium oil on canvas
movement Romanticism
originalTitle Scène des massacres de Scio
significance key work of French Romanticism
major work of 19th-century French painting
subjectMatter civilian suffering
national liberation struggle
war atrocities
titleInFrench Scène des massacres de Scio

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Chios massacre in 1822 hasArtwork The Massacre at Chios (1824 painting)
Salon of 1827 exhibitedWork The Massacre at Chios (re-exhibited)
linked to: The Massacre at Chios (1824 painting)