What famous painting of hell is this?

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There's a famous Renaissance painting of hell (possibly depicting the Divine Comedy) of people on a boat with a ton of people in the water trying to climb onto the boat. 

I'm watching What Dreams May Come and there's a scene that I'm pretty sure is a reference to it, but I can't remember the painting

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

If you are referring to "The Barque of Dante" it is not from Renaissance, but it is Romantic, otherwise at moment, nothing else comes to my mind...

? · Answer

Neo-classical art is more interesting, but inspired by ancient Greek and Roman traditions. Try looking up Jacques-Louis David or Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres and see if any of their paintings interest you. If not, it's back to the drawing board. :P

Ratufa · Answer

"The Barque of Dante" by Delacroix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barque_of_Dante

Edit:

If not that, maybe "The Lifeboat" by William Lionel Wyllie:

https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/William-Lionel-Wyllie/The-Lifeboat,-1873.html

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What famous painting of hell is this?

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