Underworld Collection (page 2)

Underworld Scene with a Man and Woman Enthroned and Death Standing Guard. Creator: Robert Caney
Underworld Scene with a Man and Woman Enthroned and Death Standing Guard

The Labors of Hercules: Bringing Cerberus from the Lower World, c. 1528. Creator: Gabriel Salmon
The Labors of Hercules: Bringing Cerberus from the Lower World, c. 1528

The Fall of Lucifer and the Rebel Angels (verso); The Gathering of the Angels (recto)... 1491
The Fall of Lucifer and the Rebel Angels (verso); The Gathering of the Angels (recto), pages three and two from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491

Rat hole walk
Sofie Steenhoudt

Orpheus and Euridice (w / c on paper)
WAG451503 Orpheus and Euridice (w/c on paper) by Sparkes, Catharine Adelaide (1842-91); 84x74 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; eWolverhampton Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Red-Figure Horn-Shaped Rhyton depicting a crocodile attacking a Nubian, Greek, c
FIT111277 Red-Figure Horn-Shaped Rhyton depicting a crocodile attacking a Nubian, Greek, c.350 BC (clay) by Sotades (fl. 350 BC) (workshop after); height: 22.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

The Underworld, c1613-c1644. Artist: Francois de Nome
The Underworld, c1613-c1644. On the left Pluto and Persephone, King and Queen of the Underworld, view their kingdom

Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, , Osiris, Lord of the Underworld, Tomb of Sennedjem, Thebes, Deir el Medina
3476216 Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, , Osiris, Lord of the Underworld, Tomb of Sennedjem, Thebes, Deir el Medina, 19th dynasty (photo); (add.info.: Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, , Osiris)

Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, Lion headed God of the underworld, Tomb of Sennedjem, Thebes, Deir el Medina
3476231 Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, Lion headed God of the underworld, Tomb of Sennedjem, Thebes, Deir el Medina, 19th dynasty (photo); (add.info.: Ancient Egypt, Wall painting)

Ancient Egypt, Wall painting/carvng, Journey through the underworld boat drawn along by men, Tomb of Rameses I, Thebes
3476336 Ancient Egypt, Wall painting/carvng, Journey through the underworld boat drawn along by men, Tomb of Rameses I, Thebes, 19th dynasty, Valley of the Kings (photo); (add.info.: Ancient Egypt)

Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, Cow headed God of the underworld, Tomb of Sennedjem, Thebes, Deir el Medina
3476230 Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, Cow headed God of the underworld, Tomb of Sennedjem, Thebes, Deir el Medina, 19th dynasty (photo); (add.info.: Ancient Egypt, Wall painting)

Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, Tomb of Sennufer, Tomb of the Nobles, Thebes, 18th dynasty Anubis with Osiris
3476183 Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, Tomb of Sennufer, Tomb of the Nobles, Thebes, 18th dynasty Anubis with Osiris, Gods of the underworld (photo); (add.info.: Ancient Egypt, Wall painting)

Ancient Egypt, Painting, Osiris, Tomb of Horemheb, Thebes, God of afterlife, the underworld and the dead
3476348 Ancient Egypt, Painting, Osiris, Tomb of Horemheb, Thebes, God of afterlife, the underworld and the dead, Green-skinned with a pharaoh's beard

Orpheus and Eurydice on the Banks of the River Styx, 1878 (oil on panel)
1762098 Orpheus and Eurydice on the Banks of the River Styx, 1878 (oil on panel) by Stanhope, John Roddam Spencer (1829-1908); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn (fresco)
1072843 The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn (fresco) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Odysseus in the Land of the Dead, 1929 (litho)
3060297 Odysseus in the Land of the Dead, 1929 (litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberus, two demons appear at left, from the series The Labors of Hercules, 1608

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1630s. Creator: Jan Brueghel the younger
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1630s

Les Brigands romains (The Roman Bandits), 1831. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

Greek Vase Painting, Persephone and Hades Banqueting in the Underwold, c430 BC. Artist: Codrus Painter
Greek Vase Painting, Persephone and Hades Banqueting in the Underwold, c430 BC. Attic red-figured Kylix by the Codrus Painter. Held at British Museum

Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC
Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC. Pazuzu was an Assyrian and Babylonian demonic god of the first millennium BC

Hades and Persephone Banqueting: Altic Red-figure Kylix, c430 BC. Artist: Codrus Painter
Hades and Persephone Banqueting, Altic Red-figure Kylix, c430 BC. by the Codros painter

Persephone In Soho
A side profile portrait sketch of a Roman figure with curly hair, titled Persephone In Soho, who was the goddess queen of the underworld, the wife of Hades, from Greek mythology. Date: circa 1920

4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical
4th, century, bc, acheron, aeneid, allegoric, allegorical, allegory, ancient, age, art, boat, boatman, boundary, campania, charon, cross, dead, death, deceased, ferry, ferryman, gravestone, greek

Statuette of Osiris. Granite. Third Intermediate Period. Eg
Statuette of Osiris wearing crown and royal scepters in their hands. Granite. C. 700 B.C. 25th Dynasty. Third Intermediate Period. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

18th Century Alterlife Ancient Art Atef Crook
18th, century, alterlife, ancient, art, Atef, crook, crown, dead, deity, divinity, Egypt, egyptian, eighteenth, dynasty, figure, flail, god, green, Hatshepsut, mythological, mythology, New, Empire

Bacchus, Neptune and Pluto, Roman gods.. Handcolored copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defraine from Mythology in Prints

Cape Reinga lighthouse, North Island, New Zealand
View of the lighthouse at Cape Reinga, at the far northern end of the North Island, New Zealand. The lighthouse was built in 1941

PRESENTATION TO OSIRIS
Ani, recently dead, is taken to the Underworld where he is presented to Osiris

RHADAMANTHYS
The son of Europa and Zeus, after his death he and his brothers found posthumous employment as JUDGES OF THE UNDERWORLD : they are shown Date:

AENEAS AND ANCHISES
Aeneas visits his dead father Anchises in the Underworld, and is shown a vision of the glorious heroes of Rome who will be his descendants

DIS PATER the Roman God of the dead and the underworld, later adopted by the Celta, was associated with the Egyptian god Serapis and credited with oracular powers

Soul Underworld Religion Egypt Book Dead Descent
soul, underworld, religion, egypt, book, dead, descent, death, will, judged, 10015100

Bifrost or The Rainbow Bridge leading to the Afterlife
Bifrost - a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (the world) and Asgard (the realm of the gods) in Norse mythology. 1916

Elliot Ness, 1930s (b/w photo)
1706375 Elliot Ness, 1930s (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Eliot Ness FBI agent who led the investigations into Al Capone and his gang in Chicago between 1929)

The hellmouth, set design from Il Pomo D'Oro, 1668. Creator: Mathaus Küsel
The hellmouth, set design from Il Pomo D'Oro, 1668

Kingdom of Pluto; a view of the underworld with Pluto and Proserpina enthroned at center, ... 1668
Kingdom of Pluto; a view of the underworld with Pluto and Proserpina enthroned at center, surrounded by demons; set design from Il Pomo D'Oro, 1668

Plate 26: Psyche enters the underworld giving an offering to Cerberus, with two elderly... 1530-60
Plate 26: Psyche enters the underworld giving an offering to Cerberus, with two elderly women at left, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius, 1530-60

Gangsters in a Car in Chicago, c. 1928 (b / w photo)
1700585 Gangsters in a Car in Chicago, c. 1928 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Gangsters in a car in Chicago, c. 1928)

193-0082151 They spruce themselves up, plate 51 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81670 193-0082151 They spruce themselves up, plate 51 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.4x14.9 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The Triumph of Death, c. 1608 (oil on oak)
3617960 The Triumph of Death, c.1608 (oil on oak) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 123.3x166.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: Copy after Pieter Brueghel the Elder)

The voracious dog... sprang forward and tried to fasten himself upon Odin, illustration from The Heroes of Asgard
IL253666 The voracious dog...sprang forward and tried to fasten himself upon Odin, illustration from The Heroes of Asgard, tales from Scandinavian Mythology, by A & E Keary

The Bridge of Life, 1884 (oil on canvas)
HTL226381 The Bridge of Life, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll

Envy, from the Seven Deadly Sins, ca. 1550-55. Creator: Leon Davent
Envy, from the Seven Deadly Sins, ca. 1550-55

Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in a... September 1887
Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in an Underwater Struggle (Rori Hakucho Chojun and Kokusenpu Riki), September 1887

Orpheus imploring Pluto, detail of 2384623 (oil on canvas)
2384622 Orpheus imploring Pluto, detail of 2384623 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 153x133 cm; Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Modena)

Orpheus imploring Pluto (oil on canvas)
2384623 Orpheus imploring Pluto (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 153x133 cm; Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Modena)

Orpheus and Eurydice (oil on canvas)
PNH350770 Orpheus and Eurydice (oil on canvas) by Brunton, Violet (1878-1951); 46x92 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Peter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London

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"Journey into the Underworld: Exploring Mythology, Religion, and Art" Step into a realm shrouded in mystery and intrigue as we embark on a captivating journey through the underworld. From ancient civilizations to renowned literary works, this caption delves deep into the enigmatic realms of the afterlife. In Novgorod Icon's Last Judgement, painted with delicate tempera on wood, we witness souls being weighed against their deeds. This depiction echoes beliefs found in Egyptian mythology where Nephthys played a crucial role in guiding souls to Elysium. Leon Bakst's masterpiece "Elysium" transports us to an ethereal paradise where blissful souls reside. Inspired by Homeric cosmogony and Dante's Inferno, it captures the essence of heavenly serenity amidst vibrant hues. Charon ferries spirits across Styx in Dante's epic poem guided by Virgil. As they navigate through treacherous waters towards Judgement Day presided over by Osiris, one cannot help but ponder upon life's moral complexities. The Book of the Dead unravels ancient Egyptian rituals surrounding death and rebirth. The Weighing of the Heart ceremony determines one's fate while offering glimpses into their eternal destiny. Dante and Virgil cross Styx accompanied by Shirley Markham’s three-headed monster guarding Hell’s entrance. In Dantes Inferno, suicides face torment from Harpies - symbolic representations of their self-inflicted suffering. Unveiling secrets held within these artistic masterpieces allows us to explore various interpretations of the underworld across cultures and eras. It reminds us that even beyond mortal existence lies a vast tapestry woven with tales of divine justice and damnation. As we delve deeper into this captivating subject matter, let our imaginations soar alongside these mythical figures who have traversed between worlds – be it guided by religious beliefs or immortalized within timeless works of art.