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The Barque of Dante
By Eugène Delacroix,1822
Painting, Oil paint, RomanticismÂ
Height 189cm, Width 241cm
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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
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Eugène Delacroix
France
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Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.
In contrast to the Neoclassical pe
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Eugène Delacroix's Masterpiece "The Barque of Dante"
Eugène Delacroix's captivating painting "The Barque of Dante" (1822) is a remarkable work that captures a haunting scene from Dante Alighieri's epic poem "Inferno". This dramatic Romantic painting depicts Dante and his guide, the Roman poet Virgil, navigating the turbulent River Styx in a small bo
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Eugène Delacroix's Masterpiece "The Barque of Dante"
SUMMARY
Eugène Delacroix's captivating painting "The Barque of Dante" (1822) is a remarkable work that captures a haunting scene from Dante Alighieri's epic poem "Inferno". This dramatic Romantic painting depicts Dante and his guide, the Roman poet Virgil, navigating the turbulent River Styx in a small bo
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