Dante and Virgil in Hell

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"Dante and Virgil in Hell" is an 1822 Romantic painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the poet Dante and his guide Virgil crossing the infernal waters of the underworld, inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic painting
painting
alsoKnownAs The Barque of Dante
The Boat of Dante
linked to: La Barque de Dante
artForm oil painting
author Eugène Delacroix
basedOn Divine Comedy
Inferno
collection Louvre Museum collection
linked to: Louvre Museum
colorPalette dramatic contrasts of light and shadow
countryOfOrigin France
creator Eugène Delacroix
depicts Dante Alighieri
Phlegyas
Styx
Virgil
damned souls
infernal waters
scene from Inferno Canto VIII
underworld
exhibitedAt Paris Salon
genre history painting
literary painting
hasPart boat
burning city in the background
figures of the damned
stormy sky
inception 1822
influencedBy Michelangelo
Peter Paul Rubens
inspiredBy Dante Alighieri
Divine Comedy
languageOfTitle French
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Paris
locatedInTheCountry France
location Musée du Louvre
linked to: Louvre Museum
mainSubject Dante guided by Virgil
journey through Hell
materialUsed canvas
oil paint
movement Romanticism
originalTitle La Barque de Dante
partOf French Romantic painting tradition
significantEvent Salon of 1822
theme divine justice
spiritual journey
suffering

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The Barque of Dante alsoKnownAs Dante and Virgil in Hell
La Barque de Dante title Dante and Virgil in Hell
La Barque de Dante alternativeTitle Dante et Virgile aux enfers
linked to: Dante and Virgil in Hell
La Barque de Dante narrativeMoment Dante and Virgil crossing the River Styx
linked to: Dante and Virgil in Hell