After the Shipereck (Barge of Don Juan - dead body thrown to the sea)

After the Shipwreck from 1844 at the Pushkin Museum shows the aftermath of the shipwreck from Byron's Don Juan. Delacroix's treatment of the castaway theme combines literary illustration with his dramatic maritime vision. Delacroix executed the work with his characteristic broken, energetic brushwork and rich colorism, building up his surfaces in ways that directly influenced the Impressionists who studied his technique at the Louvre after his death.

The sea scene is rendered with dramatic palette and energetic handling. Delacroix's brushwork captures the violence of the maritime disaster.