Hades Collection

Last Judgement, Novgorod Icon (tempera on wood)
3469089 Last Judgement, Novgorod Icon (tempera on wood) by Russian School (15th century); 162x115 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Persephone & Demeter
Persephone (Proserpina) is reunited for the Spring and Summer with her mother Demeter (Ceres) until each Autumn and Winter, when she must return to her husband Pluto (Hades)

Classical Greek gods allegorised
The classical Greek gods allegorised. Date: 18th century

The Income Tax Official in Hades by H. M. Bateman
A tax man from the Inland Revenue suffering his worst nightmare - locked in a cage suspended over a pile of cheques and money he cannot reach. Cartoon by H. M

Homeric cosmogony. Map of the Earth based on the myths and knowledge of the Ancient Greeks at the time of Homer (1st or 2nd millennium BC)

Dantes Inferno, suicides and the Harpies
Dantes Inferno. Canto XIII, line 11: Here [suicide tree] the brute Harpies make their nest (at right: Dante and Virgil). Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Marcus Curtius, from the series The Roman Heroes, 1586. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Marcus Curtius, from the series The Roman Heroes, 1586

The Last Judgment (Winged Altar), Early 15th cen Artist: Angelico, Fra Giovanni, da Fiesole (ca. 1400-1455)
The Last Judgment (Winged Altar), Early 15th cen.. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The Fall of Ixion, ca 1588. Artist: Haarlem, Cornelis Cornelisz. van (1562-1638)
The Fall of Ixion, ca 1588. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Cerberus & Herakles
The last Labour of Herakles is to descend to the Underworld and capture the three-headed dog Cerberus; he does this, but returns the dog to Hades who needs him as a watchdog

The Hell. Artist: Napoletano, Filippo (1598-1629)
The Hell. Private Collection

Greece Styx
The river Styx was believed to flow down to Hades, hence the adjective Stygian, beloved of poets, for hellish darkness

Pluto and Persephone (engraving)
8634961 Pluto and Persephone (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pluto ruler of the underworld in Greek mythology, and his wife Persephone)

Golf Courses: Sandwich, playing onto the green from "Hades" (litho)
8670341 Golf Courses: Sandwich, playing onto the green from "Hades" (litho) by Rountree, Harry (Herbert R.) (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sandwich)

Pluto, Ludovisi collection, fine grained marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384444 Pluto, Ludovisi collection, fine grained marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pluto)

Pluto, sculpture by Domenico Poggini (1520-90) 1572 (bronze)
BEN82533 Pluto, sculpture by Domenico Poggini (1520-90) 1572 (bronze); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Pluto, Ludovisi collection, fine grained marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384443 Pluto, Ludovisi collection, fine grained marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pluto)

Hades, showing Charon the ferryman, Cerberus, three-headed dog guarding entrance
536432 Hades, showing Charon the ferryman, Cerberus, three-headed dog guarding entrance, Pluto and Proserpine/Persephone (center left) and River Lethe

Heracles taming Cerberus, 16th century (marble)
JFS138554 Heracles taming Cerberus, 16th century (marble); Villa Loredan, Veneto, Italy; © John Ferro Sims.

Four Seasons, The Spring: Eurydice Bitten by a Serpent while Picking Flowers..., 1856-1863
Four Seasons, The Spring: Eurydice Bitten by a Serpent while Picking Flowers (Eurydice's Death), 1856-1863. Found in the Collection of the Museu de Arte de S£o Paulo.

Mercury and Proserpina, 1623-1648. Creator: Willem de Poorter
Mercury and Proserpina, 1623-1648

Pluto Carrying Proserpina Past the Nymph Cyane, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Pluto Carrying Proserpina Past the Nymph Cyane, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 47

Psyche Obtaining the Elixir of Beauty from Proserpine, c1735. Creator: Charles-Joseph Natoire
Psyche Obtaining the Elixir of Beauty from Proserpine, c1735

Aeneas descends into the underworld. Creator: Philip Tideman
Aeneas descends into the underworld

Descent of Christ into Limbo, ca 1561. Creator: Heyden, Pieter, van der (1538-1572)
Descent of Christ into Limbo, ca 1561. Found in the collection of the Civica Raccolta delle Stampe Archille Bertarelli

Christ in Limbo, ca 1442. Creator: Angelico, Fra Giovanni, da Fiesole (ca. 1400-1455)
Christ in Limbo, ca 1442. Found in the collection of the San Marco, Florence

Orpheus Descent into Hades, 1763. Creator: Restout, Jean II (1692-1768)
Orpheus Descent into Hades, 1763. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Charon transports the souls of the dead to the kingdom of Hades, 2nd half of 19th century. Creator: Mikhail Znamensky
Charon transports the souls of the dead to the kingdom of Hades, 2nd half of 19th century. From a collection of 239 drawings

The Archangel Michael Throwing Satan out of Heaven, from a Catechism by La Bonne Presse, pub. 1912 (colour lithograph)

The Hell. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1861. Private Collection

Ixion Chained in Tartarus, 1824. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

The sarcophagus of Laris Pulenas, called the Sarcophagus of the Magistrate, at the Tarquinia National Museum in Tarquinia

Etruscan sarcophagus known as Sarcophagus of the Magistrate, with a relief depiction of the deceased, Laris Pulenas, unrolling a papyrus; in the National Museum of Tarquinia Tarquinia National Museum

The Sarcophagus of Laris Pulenas, known as Sarcophagus of the Magistrate; in the National Museum of Tarquinia in Tarquinia Tarquinia National Museum of Tarquinia Sarcophagus Etruscan Art

The Last Judgment, 1730s-1740s. Creator: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)
The Last Judgment, 1730s-1740s. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza

Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Creator: Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839)
Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen

Inferno. (Abyss of Hell). Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Detail), 1480-1490. Found in the collection of Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Purgatorio. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (After drawing by Bernardino Poccet)
Purgatorio. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (After drawing by Bernardino Poccetti), 1612. Private Collection

Last Judgment, the Seven Works of Mercy, and the Seven Deadly Sins, c. 1490-1499. Found in the Collection of Maagdenhuismuseum, Antwerp

The Harrowing of Hell. Private Collection

The Tree Man, c. 1505. Found in the collection of Albertina, Vienna

The sea gave up its dead (The Last Judgement, Detail), 12th century. Artist: Anonymous
The sea gave up its dead (The Last Judgement, Detail), 12th century. Found in the collection of Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello

Inferno Landscape. Artist: Bosch, Hieronymus, (School)
Inferno Landscape. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Descent into Hell. Artist: Russian icon
The Descent into Hell. Found in the collection of State Open-air Museum Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

The Last Judgment, 1885-1896. Artist: Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926)
The Last Judgment, 1885-1896. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Hell. Found in the Collection of Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze

Pluto, (Hades) with Cerberus and Eagle, c3rd century BC

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

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"Hades: Exploring the Depths of the Underworld and Beyond" Delve into the enigmatic realm of Hades, where myth and art intertwine to depict a world beyond our own. From ancient texts to iconic artworks, this caption invites you on a journey through various interpretations of Hades. In classical Greek mythology, Hades was not only the god of the underworld but also played a pivotal role in Homeric cosmogony. The Last Judgement and Novgorod Icon portray his dominion over souls as they navigate their fate after death. The tale of Persephone and Demeter sheds light on Hades' power as he abducts Persephone, plunging her into darkness for half the year while her mother mourns above ground. This eternal cycle symbolizes both life's transient nature and its cyclical patterns. H. M. Bateman's "The Income Tax Official in Hades" humorously explores how even in death, bureaucracy follows us. It reminds us that no one can escape taxes – not even in the afterlife. Dante's Inferno takes us deeper into Hades' realm, where suicides are tormented by Harpies. These haunting images serve as cautionary tales about despair and self-destruction. In Hendrik Goltzius' depiction of Marcus Curtius from "The Roman Heroes, " we witness an act of sacrifice to save Rome from destruction – showcasing how mortals interact with divine forces within Hades' domain. Classical Greek gods allegorized through various artistic mediums highlight their connection to Hades: Filippo Napoletano's "The Hell" immerses viewers in an infernal landscape teeming with torment; Botticelli's illustration captures Dante Alighieri's vision of Hell’s abyss within his Divine Comedy series. Greece’s Styx River is intrinsically linked to Hades; it serves as a boundary between life and death, a crossing point for souls entering the underworld.