Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi (French: La Grèce sur les ruines de Missolonghi) is an 1826 oil painting by French painter Eugène Delacroix, and now preserved at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. This painting was inspired by the Third Siege of Missolonghi by the Ottoman forces in 1826, during which many people of the city after the long-time siege (almost a year) decided to attempt a mass breakout (sortie) to escape famine and epidemics. The attempt resulted in a disaster, with the… Read more...

About the author(s)

Author:

Eugène Delacroix

Also known as:

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix

Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix

Ferdinand-Victor-Eugene Delacroix

Eugene Delacroix

Ferdinand-Eugène-Victor Delacroix

Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix

Ferdinand-Eugene-Victor Delacroix

Delacroix Eug.

E. Delacroix

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eugen delacroix

Delacroix Eugène

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Eug. delacroix

Born:

26th Apr, 1798

Dead:

13th Aug, 1863

Country:

France

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Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (French: [ø.ʒɛn də.la.kʁwa]; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. As a painter and muralist, Delacroix's use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of colour profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists, while his passion for the exotic inspired the artists of the Symbolist movement. A fine lithographer, Delacroix illustrated… Read more...