The Barque of Dante
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The Barque of Dante is a dramatic 1822 Romantic painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting Dante and Virgil crossing the infernal waters of the River Styx.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Barque of Dante canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic painting
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painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dante and Virgil in Hell ⓘ |
| artForm | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
early masterpiece of Eugène Delacroix
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key work in the emergence of French Romanticism ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| author | Eugène Delacroix ⓘ |
| collection |
Louvre Museum
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surface form:
Musée du Louvre
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| colorPalette | strong contrasts of red, green, and dark tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Eugène Delacroix ⓘ |
| depicts |
Dante Alighieri
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River Styx ⓘ Virgil ⓘ boat ⓘ flames in the distance ⓘ infernal waters ⓘ scenes from the Divine Comedy ⓘ stormy sky ⓘ tormented souls ⓘ |
| describedAs | dramatic Romantic painting ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Salon of 1822 ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine justice
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heroic guidance ⓘ journey through Hell ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| inception | 1822 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Michelangelo
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Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Divine Comedy
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Inferno is the first cantica of the Divine Comedy ⓘ
surface form:
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
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| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
France
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Paris ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
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| location | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Dante and Virgil crossing the River Styx ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| partOf | French Romantic painting tradition ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Delacroix’s first major public success ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage | La Barque de Dante ⓘ |
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