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Background imageUnderworld Collection: Elysium, 1906. Artist: Leon Bakst

Elysium, 1906. Artist: Leon Bakst
Elysium, 1906. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham

Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Design for illustration to Dantes " Divine Comedy". Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Gunmen Jury, [N.Y.], 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Gunmen Jury, [N.Y.], 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gunmen Jury, [N.Y.], 1912. Shows "the jury which is to try the gunmen "Gyp the Blood" Horowitz, "Lefty Louie" Rosenberg, "Whitney" Lewis

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Harrowing of Hell (Reverse copy after Albrecht Dürer's 'Harrowing of Hell'... after 1512)

Harrowing of Hell (Reverse copy after Albrecht Dürer's 'Harrowing of Hell'... after 1512. Creator: Unknown)
Harrowing of Hell (Reverse copy after Albrecht Durer's 'Harrowing of Hell' from 'The engraved Passion'), after 1512

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Christ descends into the underworld (limbo). From the Great Passion (Passio domini nostri Jesu)

Christ descends into the underworld (limbo). From the Great Passion (Passio domini nostri Jesu), 1511 Creator: Dürer
Christ descends into the underworld (limbo). From the Great Passion (Passio domini nostri Jesu), 1511. Found in the Collection of the Sachsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Hercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberus, two demons appear at left

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

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

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

Dante and Virgil in Manala, copy after Eugene Delacroix, 1867. Creator: Adolf von Becker
Dante and Virgil in Manala, copy after Eugene Delacroix, 1867.

Despair, study for the "By the River of Tuonela", Jusélius Mausoleum, 1903. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Despair, study for the "By the River of Tuonela", Juselius Mausoleum, 1903.

Lemminkäinen's Mother, 1897. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Lemminkainen's Mother, 1897.

By the River of Tuonela, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum frescoes, 1903. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
By the River of Tuonela, study for the Juselius Mausoleum frescoes, 1903.

The Slain Lemminkäinen, 1899. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Slain Lemminkainen, 1899.

Cupid and Psyche - The dead Man rising from the Water as Psyche is ferried across the Styx, 1880.

Cupid and Psyche - Study for the Palace Green Mural - Psyche sent by Venus the Task, 1872.

Cupid and Psyche - Study for the Palace Green Mural - Psyche giving the Coin to the Ferry..., 1872
Cupid and Psyche - Study for the Palace Green Mural - Psyche giving the Coin to the Ferryman of the Styx, 1872.

Les voleurs et l'âne (The Thieves and the Donkey), 1869-1870. Creator: Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906)
Les voleurs et l'ane (The Thieves and the Donkey), 1869-1870. Found in the Collection of the Galleria d'arte moderna, Milano.

Head of a Man, study for the painting By the River of Tuonela, 1902-1903. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Head of a Man, study for the painting By the River of Tuonela, 1902-1903.

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

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: The Last Judgment, 1553-1554. Creator: Pieter Huys

The Last Judgment, 1553-1554. Creator: Pieter Huys
The Last Judgment, 1553-1554. In this vision of the end of time, Christ, surrounded by angels and the apostles, sits in the heavens as judge

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Robbers, 1892. Creator: Koller, Rudolf (1828-1905)

Robbers, 1892. Creator: Koller, Rudolf (1828-1905)
Robbers, 1892. Private Collection

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Pluto Carrying Proserpina Past the Nymph Cyane, published 1606

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Warriors Fighting: A Battle of Demons of the Lower World (image 2 of 2), 18th-19th century

Warriors Fighting: A Battle of Demons of the Lower World (image 2 of 2), 18th-19th century. Creator: Katsukawa Shuntei
Warriors Fighting: A Battle of Demons of the Lower World (image 2 of 2), 18th-19th century

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Venus with Psyche pointing to the underworld, between 1520 and 1535. Creator: Master of the Die

Venus with Psyche pointing to the underworld, between 1520 and 1535. Creator: Master of the Die
Venus with Psyche pointing to the underworld, between 1520 and 1535. From The Fable of Cupid and Psyche

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

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Charon's Bark with Souls Crossing the Styx, plate two from Darstellungen aus Dante's... 1808-09

Charon's Bark with Souls Crossing the Styx, plate two from Darstellungen aus Dante's... 1808-09
Charon's Bark with Souls Crossing the Styx, plate two from Darstellungen aus Dante's Holle, 1808-09

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Christ's descent Christ into limbo, c.1655. Creator: Alonso Cano

Christ's descent Christ into limbo, c.1655. Creator: Alonso Cano
Christ's descent Christ into limbo, c.1655

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Hercules Gets Cerberus from the Underworld (Charon, the Ferryman of the Styx), 1645-1650

Hercules Gets Cerberus from the Underworld (Charon, the Ferryman of the Styx), 1645-1650. Creator: Jacob van Campen
Hercules Gets Cerberus from the Underworld (Charon, the Ferryman of the Styx), 1645-1650

Background imageUnderworld Collection: The journey of Prince Maurits in Charon's ferry, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon

The journey of Prince Maurits in Charon's ferry, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
The journey of Prince Maurits in Charon's ferry, 1710-1720. Prince Willem II crosses the River Styx to the underworld; drowning people in the water, bodies hanging above

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Pluto and Cerberus, c.1555. Creator: Maerten van Heemskerck

Pluto and Cerberus, c.1555. Creator: Maerten van Heemskerck
Pluto and Cerberus, c.1555

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Aeneas descends into the underworld. Creator: Philip Tideman

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Telemachus Requests Permission from Pluto to Seek His Father in the Underworld, 1809

Telemachus Requests Permission from Pluto to Seek His Father in the Underworld, 1809. Creator: Bartolomeo Pinelli
Telemachus Requests Permission from Pluto to Seek His Father in the Underworld, 1809

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Dante and Vergil in the Underworld;Study after a painting by Delacroix, 1894-1932

Dante and Vergil in the Underworld;Study after a painting by Delacroix, 1894-1932. Creator: Edvard Weie
Dante and Vergil in the Underworld;Study after a painting by Delacroix, 1894-1932

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Finding of a gang of thieves in an abandoned chapel, 1854. Creator: Wille, August von (1829-1887)

Finding of a gang of thieves in an abandoned chapel, 1854. Creator: Wille, August von (1829-1887)
Finding of a gang of thieves in an abandoned chapel, 1854. Private Collection

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Aeneas in the Underworld, 1780/1820. Creator: Unknown

Aeneas in the Underworld, 1780/1820. Creator: Unknown
Aeneas in the Underworld, 1780/1820

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Pluto Bringing Proserpine to the Gates of Hell. Creator: Carlo Maratti

Pluto Bringing Proserpine to the Gates of Hell. Creator: Carlo Maratti
Pluto Bringing Proserpine to the Gates of Hell

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Revolutionary satirical allegory: the triumph of Marat in the underworld, c1790 — 1800

Revolutionary satirical allegory: the triumph of Marat in the underworld, c1790 — 1800. Creator: Nicolas Antoine Taunay
Revolutionary satirical allegory: the triumph of Marat in the underworld, c1790 -- 1800

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

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: 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)... 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

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

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: 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, ... 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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: 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... 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

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

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: 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 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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Odin in the Underworld, 1770/72. Creator: Henry Fuseli

Odin in the Underworld, 1770/72. Creator: Henry Fuseli
Odin in the Underworld, 1770/72

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Coin Depicting the Goddess Persephone (?), about 241-146 BCE. Creator: Unknown

Coin Depicting the Goddess Persephone (?), about 241-146 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Coin Depicting the Goddess Persephone (?), about 241-146 BCE

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Coin Depicting the Goddess Persephone, 275-216 BCE. Creator: Unknown

Coin Depicting the Goddess Persephone, 275-216 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Coin Depicting the Goddess Persephone, 275-216 BCE

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Persephone, 310-305 BCE. Creator: Unknown

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Persephone, 310-305 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Persephone, 310-305 BCE

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Rape of Persephone with Pluto on horseback at right, 1590-1607. Creator: Giuseppe Scolari

Rape of Persephone with Pluto on horseback at right, 1590-1607. Creator: Giuseppe Scolari
Rape of Persephone with Pluto on horseback at right, 1590-1607

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Versailles, Girardon, Enlevement de Proserpine par Pluton, 1904. Creator: Eugene Atget

Versailles, Girardon, Enlevement de Proserpine par Pluton, 1904. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Girardon, Enlevement de Proserpine par Pluton, 1904. A work made of albumen print

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Rape of Persephone, ca. 1755-90. ca. 1755-90. Creator: Gaetano Gandolfi

Rape of Persephone, ca. 1755-90. ca. 1755-90. Creator: Gaetano Gandolfi
Rape of Persephone, ca. 1755-90

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Hercules and Cerberus, 1550. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever

Hercules and Cerberus, 1550. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
Hercules and Cerberus, 1550

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Pluto riding a chariot descending into Hell, from the Division of the Universe, 1531-76

Pluto riding a chariot descending into Hell, from the Division of the Universe, 1531-76

Background imageUnderworld Collection: The Harrowing of Hell, 1547. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel

The Harrowing of Hell, 1547. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
The Harrowing of Hell, 1547

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Orpheus Returning from the Underworld, 1630. Creator: Tobias Verhaecht

Orpheus Returning from the Underworld, 1630. Creator: Tobias Verhaecht
Orpheus Returning from the Underworld, 1630. Previously attributed to follower of Hieronymus Bosch

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Pluto, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Pluto, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Proserpina, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Proserpina, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Christ in Limbo, from the Small Woodcut Passion. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Christ in Limbo, from the Small Woodcut Passion. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ in Limbo, from the Small Woodcut Passion.n.d

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Christ in Limbo, from The Large Passion, edition 1511. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Christ in Limbo, from The Large Passion, edition 1511. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ in Limbo, from The Large Passion, edition 1511.n.d

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Christ in Limbo, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Christ in Limbo, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ in Limbo, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Christ in Limbo, from The Passion, 1512. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Christ in Limbo, from The Passion, 1512. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ in Limbo, from The Passion, 1512

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld. Creator: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld. Creator: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen

Background imageUnderworld Collection: A temple ruin with Pythagoras Emerging from the Underworld, Second Half of the 17th cen

A temple ruin with Pythagoras Emerging from the Underworld, Second Half of the 17th cen.. Private Collection

Background imageUnderworld Collection: A Questioning of a Prisoner, c. 1630. Creator: Codde, Pieter (1599-1678)

A Questioning of a Prisoner, c. 1630. Creator: Codde, Pieter (1599-1678)
A Questioning of a Prisoner, c.1630. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, ca 1604. Creator: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, ca 1604. Creator: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, ca 1604. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

Background imageUnderworld Collection: He answer thus return d: The arch-heretics are here, c1890. Creator

He answer thus return d: The arch-heretics are here, c1890. Creator
He answer thus return d: " The arch-heretics are here", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Background imageUnderworld Collection: The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré

The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began: " Within these ardours are the spirits, each swath d in confining fire", c1890

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, c1890. Creator: Gustave DorA©

Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, c1890. Creator: Gustave DorA©
Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, thence filled with earth, rais d them, and cast it in his ravenous maw, c1890

Background imageUnderworld Collection: E en in like manner Adams evil brood, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré

E en in like manner Adams evil brood, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
E en in like manner Adams evil brood, cast themselves one by one down from the shore, c1890. The dead crossing the river Styx to Hell

Background imageUnderworld Collection: All hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré

All hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
All hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil enter Hell. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Flames raining down, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham

Flames raining down, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Flames raining down, 1951. Design for illustration to Dantes " Divine Comedy". Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Dante and Virgil with giant, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham

Dante and Virgil with giant, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Dante and Virgil with giant, 1951. Design for illustration to Dantes " Divine Comedy". Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Background imageUnderworld Collection: The Underworld, c1613-c1644. Artist: Francois de Nome

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Pluto, seen from behind, entering the Underwold on his chairot, Cereberus and three Fu

Pluto, seen from behind, entering the Underwold on his chairot, Cereberus and three Furies to right, from Giove che fulmina li giganti

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Les Brigands romains (The Roman Bandits), 1831

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Greek Vase Painting, Persephone and Hades Banqueting in the Underwold, c430 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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Bronze head of Pazuzu, probably from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Neo-Assyrian, about 800-550 BC

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Hades, 18th century

Hades, 18th century. Hades, the underworld of Greek mythology, showing Charon the ferryman, Cerberus, the three-headed dog guarding the entrance, Pluto and Persephone (centre left) and the River Styx

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Hades and Persephone Banqueting: Altic Red-figure Kylix, c430 BC. Artist: Codrus Painter

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

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins

Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1598. Artist: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1598. Artist: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1598. Private Collection

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Ambushing a Group of Bandits at the Cueva del Gato. Artist: Barron y Carrillo, Manuel (1814-1884)

Ambushing a Group of Bandits at the Cueva del Gato. Artist: Barron y Carrillo, Manuel (1814-1884)
Ambushing a Group of Bandits at the Cueva del Gato. Found in the collection of Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga

Background imageUnderworld Collection: Pythagoras Emerging from the Underworld. Artist: Rosa, Salvatore (1615-1673)

Pythagoras Emerging from the Underworld. Artist: Rosa, Salvatore (1615-1673)
Pythagoras Emerging from the Underworld. Found in the collection of Kimbell Art Museum

Background imageUnderworld Collection: The seedy men, 1882. Artist: Savitsky, Konstantin Apollonovich (1844-1905)

The seedy men, 1882. Artist: Savitsky, Konstantin Apollonovich (1844-1905)
The seedy men, 1882. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg



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