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How did John Constable influence The Massacre at Chios?
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Eugène Delacroix
Liberty Leading the People, oil on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, 1830; in the Louvre, Paris.
The English landscape painter John Constable influenced Eugène Delacroixâs The Massacre at Chios primarily through his approach to color. When Constableâs landscapes were exhibited in Paris in 1824, the same year Delacroix exhibited his masterpiece, the luminous tonalities observed in Constable's work were noted as a source of inspiration for the painting's vibrant color palette.1