The Barque of Dante
Painting by Eugène Delacroix
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The Barque of Dante, also Dante and Virgil in Hell, is the first major painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, and is a work signalling the shift in the character of narrative painting, from Neo-Classicism towards Romanticism. Wikipedia
Artist: Eugène Delacroix
Location: Louvre Museum
Period: Romanticism
Subject: Dante Alighieri, Virgil, Divine Comedy, and more
Created: 1822
Dimensions: 6′ 2″ x 7′ 11″
Medium: Oil paint