170 Scene of the Massacre at Chios

Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Delacroix’s Scene of the massacre at Chios.

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).