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The Death of Sardanapalus

ArtistDelacroix, Eugène
Artist Info.France 1798-1863
Date1827
SubjectPainting
PeriodNineteenth Century
Materialoil on canvas
Dimensions395x495 cm
CollectionFrance, Paris, Musee du Louvre
Inv. No.2346
Saskia No.Nff-0240
SourceCunningham & Reich, Culture and Values, 6th ed., chapter 17, plate 16
 Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 28, plate 44
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 31, plate 13
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 21, plate 33
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 17, plate 7