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Dark painting of two robed figures standing in a boat among nude, struggling bodies in churning water, with a glowing city under a smoky sky.

Dante's Bark

A dark painting shows a red-hooded figure in grey robes raising one arm in a boat crowded with writhing, nude bodies, while a second cloaked figure stands behind. Churning dark water surrounds the vessel, and a distant city glows orange under a smoky sky.

Artist
After Eugène Delacroix
Date
c. 1840–60
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1428 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1865).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Potter Palmer Collection

Español: La barca de Dante

Una pintura oscura muestra a una figura con capucha roja y túnica gris que levanta un brazo en una barca abarrotada de cuerpos desnudos y retorcidos, mientras otra figura envuelta en una capa permanece detrás. Agua agitada rodea la embarcación, y una ciudad lejana brilla en naranja bajo un cielo cargado de humo.

Português: A barca de Dante

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