The Barque of Dante was an artistically ambitious work, and although the composition is conventional, the painting in some important … 展开

In a letter to his sister, Madame Henriette de Verninac, written in 1821, Delacroix speaks of his desire to paint for the Salon the following year, and to 'gain a little recognition'. In April 1822 … 展开

• Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863): Paintings, Drawings, and Prints from North American Collections, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which discusses The Barque of Dante
• Permalink of Louvre official collections 展开

The drops of water running down the bodies of the damned are painted in a manner seldom seen up to and including the early nineteenth century. Four different, unmixed … 展开

• The Raft of the Medusa
• Dante And Virgil In Hell by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, a painting using the same title. 展开