'' The Massacre at Chios '' ( ) is the second major oil painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix . The work is more than four meters tall , and shows some of the horror of the wartime destruction visited on the Island of Chios in the Chios massacre . A frieze-like display of suffering characters , military might , ornate and colourful costumes , terror , disease and death is shown in front of a scene of widespread desolation
Chios massacre
Chios massacre
The Massacre at Chios