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 SC1O tine (1855); Henry IV. at Canossa, Maxi- milianeum, Munich. Fresco: Tournament in Munich Market Place, and other histori- cal subjects, National Museum, ib. ; Decora- tions in Castles of Ludwig II. in Bavarian Highlands and on the Chiemsee. Miiller, 484 ; Wurzbach, xxxiii. 194 ; Zeitschr. f. b. K, iii. 196. SCIO, MASSACRE OF, Eugene Delacroix, Louvre, Paris ; canvas, H. 13 ft. 10 in. x 11 Massacre of Scio, Eugene Delacroix, Louvre, Paris. 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 ; be- hind 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 (G,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, CEuvre de Dela- croix, 30 ; Larousse, xiv. 404 ; Annales du Musee, Salon de 1824, i. PL 33. SCIPIO, CONTINENCE OF, illustration of the story told by Livy (xxvi. 50), Polyb- ius (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 be- trothed, a beautiful young girl who had been adjudged to him- self as spoil of war. By Jan Brueghel, the elder, Munich Museum ; copper, H. 2 ft. 3 in. x 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 sol- diers conduct prisoners, and on the left is seen the sea with the city of Carthagena. From Diissel- dorf Gallery. By Giulio Romano, National Gallery, London ; canvas, trans- ferred from wood, H. 1 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. Scipio, seated at the en- trance of his tent, surrounded by officers, ad- dresses the maiden standing before him as if to acquaint her with his intentions ; in background, the city of Carthagena. From the Orleans Gallery ; sold to Lord Berwick for 480 ; afterwards in Beaucousin Collec- tion, whence passed to National Gallery. Engraved by P. S. Bartoli. By Nicolas Poussin, Hermitage, St. Peters- burg. The Roman general, seated in the open air, indicates to Allucius, who inclines before him, that he may lead away his be- 158