Underworld: Imagining the Afterlife - Getty
Installation view of the Underworld Krater from Altamura, South Italian, made in Apulia, 360–340 BC; terracotta. Attributed to the Circle of the Lycurgus Painter. National Archaeological Museum of Naples. The Underworld was a shadowy prospect for most ancient Greeks, characterized primarily by the absence of life’s pleasures.
Death, Burial, and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece
In the Odyssey, Homer describes the Underworld, deep beneath the earth, where Hades, the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and his wife, Persephone, reigned over countless drifting crowds of shadowy figures—the “shades” of all those who had died. It was not a happy place.
7 Paintings That Will Transport You Into The Depths Of The Underworld …
2023年1月16日 · Maybe there’s nothing at the bottom of the cave leading to the Underworld, or maybe you’ll actually find the voices of the souls trapped between the sphere of the living and the dead, gardens of bones and skulls, demons, monsters, and specters that hide from the dreadful touch of the sun.
Underworld: Imagining the Afterlife - Getty
2018年10月31日 · Organized around a monumental funerary vessel on loan from National Archaeological Museum in Naples and recently conserved at the Getty Villa, this exhibition explores depictions of the Underworld in the art of Greece and southern Italy.
Frederic, Lord Leighton - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Leighton made this study in preparation for a monumental painting depicting the myth of Persephone (Leeds Art Gallery). At the right, Persephone’s pale body rises out of the underworld, where she is condemned to spend part of each year among the dead.
Orpheus and Eurydice - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The mythical poet Orpheus braved the underworld to rescue his dead wife, Eurydice. The gods allowed her ghost to follow him and regain life, provided that Orpheus did not look at her until both had reached the sunlit earth. Rodin depicts Eurydice’s spirit floating in the underworld’s dark entrance while Orpheus hesitates at the threshold.
Jacob van Swanenburgh: Vision of the Underworld - DailyArt …
2024年10月27日 · Aeneas Taken by the Sibyl to the Underworld is one of only 11 known surviving works by Jacob van Swanenburgh. It is a rare gem of late Renaissance and early Baroque painting which does not gloss over the horrors of the Underworld.
Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld - Google Arts
In this painting, the fabled musician Orpheus--who beguiled the Greek gods to allow him to retrieve his beloved wife, who had been fatally bitten by a snake--leads her tenderly from the...
Underworld: Imagining the Afterlife in Ancient South Italian Vase Painting
Abundantly illustrated, this essential volume examines depictions of the Underworld in southern Italian vase painting and explores the religious and cultural beliefs behind them. What happens to us when we die? What might the afterlife look like? For the ancient Greeks, the dead lived on, overseen by Hades in the Underworld.
**The Underworld in Art: How Ancient Greeks Depicted Hades …
2024年10月1日 · The Underworld holds a prominent place in Greek mythology, serving as a complex realm that embodies themes of death, rebirth, and the cyclical nature of life. It is a world ruled by Hades, the god of the dead, and his wife, Persephone, who symbolizes the duality of …
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