Why it matters
Delacroix's allegory of Greece's struggle for independence commemorates the fall of Missolonghi to the Turks in April 1826, when the last defenders set off mines in the town.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1826.
- It was first shown at the Galerie Lebrun.
- It was also exhibited in London in 1828.
Based on the Wikipedia article Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
