The Barque of Dante

Eugène Delacroix

1822 · Oil on canvas · Musée du Louvre, Paris

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About this work

Artist: Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)
Year: 1822
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 189 × 241.5 cm
Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Movement: Romanticism

Dante and Virgil cross the river Styx in Phlegyas's boat while the damned claw at the hull and bite its timbers, and the city of Dis burns in the smoke behind them. The scene is from Canto VIII of the Inferno, a passage then little known in France. It was Delacroix's first painting shown in public and his first entry to the Paris Salon, in 1822, worked up at speed in about two and a half months and finished days before the opening. The response was divided: Gros compared it to Rubens, others found the composition loose. The state bought it for 2,000 francs and placed it in the Musée du Luxembourg, which guaranteed its transfer to the Louvre after the artist's death; it arrived there in 1874. The droplets of water on the figures, painted in unmixed touches of pure colour, are an early sign of Delacroix's analytical approach to colour.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Dante and Virgil crossing the Styx with the damned clawing at the hull and a burning city behind, a dark picture for a study, library wall or den at 32×24 in black. A charcoal, deep red or dark green wall; it reads across a room.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1822)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: grand
Rooms: study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 32×24. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Barque of Dante in the public domain?

Yes. Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée du Louvre.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Barque of Dante painted, and in what medium?

The Barque of Dante dates from 1822 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 189 × 241.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Barque of Dante we'd choose 32×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Barque of Dante (Eugène Delacroix) — The Barque of Dante · Eugène Delacroix · 1822. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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