10.9: Scene of the Massacre at Chios
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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Delacroix’s Scene of the massacre at Chios.
The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
Eugène Delacroix, Scene of the massacre at Chios; Greek families awaiting death or slavery, 1824 Salon, oil on canvas, 164″ × 139″ (419 cm × 354 cm), (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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- Delacroix, Scene of the massacre at Chios. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/romanticism/romanticism-in-france/v/delacroix-scene-of-the-massacre-at-chios-greek-families-awaiting-death-or-slavery-1824. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike