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tine (1855); Henry IV. at Canossa, Maximilianeum,

Munich. Fresco: Tournament in Munich Market Place, and other historical subjects, National Museum, ib.; Decorations in Castles of Ludwig II. in Bavarian Highlands and on the Chiemsee.—Müller, 484; Wurzbach, xxxiii. 194; Zeitschr. f. b. K., iii. 196

Massacre of Scio, Eugène Delacroix, Louvre, Paris.

SCIO, MASSACRE OF, Eugène Delacroix, Louvre, Paris; canvas, H. 13 ft. 10 in. × 11 ft. 6 in.; signed. Scene after the massacre. In the foreground, Greek families, seated on the shore, await their fate; among them are the dead and the dying, old men in despair, and young women doomed to slavery; behind them, a Turk on a prancing steed is dragging at his horse's tail a nude young girl, who throws up her arms in a vain effort to hide her shame; in the background, the city, with flames and smoke and scenes of violence. Salon, 1824; bought by State (6,000 francs); Exposition universelle, 1855. Engraved by Masson. Lithographed by Blanchard. Delacroix had never been in Greece when he painted this picture, which was one of his ablest protests against the classic school.—Chesneau, Œuvre de Delacroix, 30; Larousse, xiv. 404; Annales du Musée, Salon de 1824, i. Pl. 33.

SCIPIO, CONTINENCE OF, illustration of the story told by Livy (xxvi. 50), Polybius (x. 19), and others, that Scipio, after the capture of Carthagena in Spain, B.C. 210, won the gratitude of the Celtiberi by restoring to Allucius, a prince of their nation, his betrothed, a beautiful young girl who had been adjudged to himself as spoil of war.

By Jan Brueghel, the elder, Munich Museum; copper, H. 2 ft. 3 in. × 3 ft. 3 in.; signed, dated 1609. Scipio seated upon a throne in front of an open tent pitched at the foot of a mountain crowned with trees, with Allucius, the maiden, and her parents, who kneel, and are offering presents, in a semicircle before him; near the tent are horses; Roman soldiers conduct prisoners, and on the left is seen the sea with the city of Carthagena. From Düsseldorf Gallery.

By Giulio Romano, National Gallery, London; canvas, transferred from wood, H. 1 ft. 2 in. × 5 ft. Scipio, seated at the entrance of his tent, surrounded by officers, addresses the maiden standing before him as if to acquaint her with his intentions; in background, the city of Carthagena. From the Orléans Gallery; sold to Lord Berwick for £480; afterwards in Beaucousin Collection, whence passed to National Gallery. Engraved by P. S. Bartoli.

By Nicolas Poussin, Hermitage, St. Petersburg. The Roman general, seated in the open air, indicates to Allucius, who inclines before him, that he may lead away his be-