Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi

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Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi is a Romantic-era painting by Eugène Delacroix that allegorically commemorates the heroic but tragic siege of Missolonghi during the Greek War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artisticStyle dramatic composition ⓘ
emotional intensity ⓘ
expressive color ⓘ
strong contrasts of light and shadow ⓘ
commemorates fall of Missolonghi in 1826 ⓘ
heroic defense of Missolonghi ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Eugène Delacroix ⓘ
depicts aftermath of a siege ⓘ
allegorical female figure of Greece ⓘ
ruins of Missolonghi ⓘ
linked to: Missolonghi
depictsEvent Third Siege of Missolonghi ⓘ
depictsSymbol Ottoman threat in the background ⓘ
broken chains ⓘ
fallen bodies ⓘ
personification of Greece ⓘ
ruined city walls ⓘ
depictsTime early 19th century ⓘ
function commemorative memorial image ⓘ
political statement in favor of Greek independence ⓘ
genre history painting ⓘ
hasTheme Greek struggle for independence ⓘ
allegory of a nation ⓘ
national liberation ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
sacrifice and martyrdom ⓘ
tragedy of war ⓘ
historicalContext European philhellenic movement ⓘ
Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) ⓘ
inspiredBy Greek War of Independence ⓘ
Siege of Missolonghi ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movement Romanticism ⓘ
notableFor Romantic expression of sympathy for Greece ⓘ
allegorical representation of a contemporary political event ⓘ
use of female personification to embody a nation ⓘ
originalTitle La Grèce sur les ruines de Missolonghi ⓘ
portrays Greece as a mourning yet defiant woman ⓘ
Missolonghi as a devastated battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Missolonghi
relatedWork Liberty Leading the People ⓘ
The Massacre at Chios ⓘ
subjectOf art historical analyses of Romantic nationalism ⓘ
studies of philhellenism in art ⓘ

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Eugène Delacroix → notableWork → Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi ⓘ
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi → originalTitle → La Grèce sur les ruines de Missolonghi ⓘ
linked to: Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi
Salon of 1827 → exhibitedWork → Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi ⓘ