Styx Collection

Charon / Styx / Dante / Virgil
Charon ferries Dante and Virgil across the Styx, the river which separates this world of ours from the infernal regions

Dante / Virgil Cross Styx
Charon, the ferryman of the Styx, carries Dante and Virgil to the Underworld

Charon Ferrying the Shades. Artist: Subleyras, Pierre (1699-1749)
Charon Ferrying the Shades. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

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

Exploring The Styx, a subterranean river in the Mammoth Cave, the system of limestone caverns in Kentucky, USA
530424 Exploring The Styx, a subterranean river in the Mammoth Cave, the system of limestone caverns in Kentucky, USA. Wood engraving c1870; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861 (engraving)
536563 Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide)

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

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

Thetis Immersing her Infant Son Achilles in the River Styx to Make him Invulnerable, 1794-1798

Italian landscape at the tomb, c1818. Creator: Theodore Gericault
Italian landscape at the tomb, c1818

Italian landscape at the tomb, c1818. Creator: Theodore Gericault
Italian landscape at the tomb, c1818

Pulp wood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway near Robertsdale, Alabama, 1937
Pulp wood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway near Robertsdale, Alabama

Pulpwood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway, near Robertsdale, Alabama, 1937
Pulpwood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway. Near Robertsdale, Alabama

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

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

Cartoon, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, by James Gillray. Depicting Napoleon (ironically in the role of John Bunyan's pilgrim, Christian) having to confront an array of problems

Jupiters Eagle Bringing Water of the Styx to Psyche, 1540-56. Creator: Leon Davent
Jupiters Eagle Bringing Water of the Styx to Psyche, 1540-56

The Stygian Lake
" The Stygian Lake, with the Ireful Sinners, Dante and Virgil enter the fifth circle of Hell and come to the Stygian marsh or Styx

Styx, c. 1910-1911 (oil on thin card laid down on cardboard)
1769313 Styx, c.1910-1911 (oil on thin card laid down on cardboard) by Werefkin, Marianne (1860-1938); 56.1x74.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Styx. Marianne von Werefkin (1860-1938)

Souls on the bank of the Styx (pencil on paper)
PNH452502 Souls on the bank of the Styx (pencil on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 24.1x16.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece for Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762 (engraving)
CHT430484 Frontispiece for Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1762 (engraving) by Netherlandish School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche receiving the Casket from Proserpine
BIR185882 Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche receiving the Casket from Proserpine, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones

Hell (engraving)
5207788 Hell (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hell. Illustration from The Fabulous Histories of the Heathen Gods, by Andrew Tooke)

Thetis dipping the Infant Achilles into Water from the Styx (oil on canvas)
3071977 Thetis dipping the Infant Achilles into Water from the Styx (oil on canvas) by Balestra, Antonio (1666-1740); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Lenore, from The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, 1900 (engraving)
483339 Lenore, from The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, 1900 (engraving) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49)); English, out of copyright

Attic white ground lekythos depicting Charon, the ferryman of the underworld receiving
XIR155952 Attic white ground lekythos depicting Charon, the ferryman of the underworld receiving the soul of a dead person, c.420 BC (pottery) by Greek, (5th century BC); height: 38.8 cm; Louvre

Souls by the Styx (oil on canvas)
PNH430976 Souls by the Styx (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 89.6x71 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

Navigating the Styx (engraving)
971280 Navigating the Styx (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Navigating the Styx)

Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl presenting the Golden Bough to Charon (oil on canvas)
3433209 Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl presenting the Golden Bough to Charon (oil on canvas) by Testa, Pietro (Il Lucchesino) (1611-50)

Dante and Virgil crossing the Styx (engraving)
2808039 Dante and Virgil crossing the Styx (engraving) by Delacroix, (Ferdinand Victor) Eugene (1798-1863) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info)

Strafford crossing the Styx, 1641 (engraving)
3629232 Strafford crossing the Styx, 1641 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strafford crossing the Styx, 1641)

Detail of The Souls of Acheron, 1898 (oil on canvas)
5942262 Detail of The Souls of Acheron, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Hiremy-Hirschl, Adolph (1860-1933); Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria; Hungarian, out of copyright

Sketch for The Angel crossing the Styx, c. 1824-27 (graphite on paper)
995619 Sketch for The Angel crossing the Styx, c.1824-27 (graphite on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 23.5x28.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Styx, a Subterranean River in the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky (engraving)
2788510 The Styx, a Subterranean River in the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Styx)

The Labours of Psyche, 1873 (tempera on panel)
PNH359452 The Labours of Psyche, 1873 (tempera on panel) by Stanhope, John Roddam Spencer (1829-1908); 79x31 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Source of the River Styx (engraving)
5216652 Source of the River Styx (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Source of the River Styx)

The Souls of Acheron, 1898 (oil on canvas)
5942263 The Souls of Acheron, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Hiremy-Hirschl, Adolph (1860-1933); Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria; Hungarian, out of copyright

Cataract of the Styx (engraving)
662768 Cataract of the Styx (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cataract of the Styx. Illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy (Boston, 1890)

Souls on the Bank of the Styx, 1873 (pencil on paper)
PNH452501 Souls on the Bank of the Styx, 1873 (pencil on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 24.1x16.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cascade of the Styx (engraving)
6025496 Cascade of the Styx (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cascade of the Styx)

Last Judgement: detail from the bottom right corner, Sistine Chapel (fresco)
LEE62670 Last Judgement: detail from the bottom right corner, Sistine Chapel (fresco) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Vatican Museums and Galleries

The Underworld (colour litho)
6000224 The Underworld (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Underworld. Illustration from Jugend)

The Passage over the Styx to the City of Dis (engraving)
1097947 The Passage over the Styx to the City of Dis (engraving) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Passage over the Styx to the City of Dis)

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

Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche receiving the Casket from Proserpine, 1881. A scene from William Morris epic poem, The Earthly Paradise

CHARON (DORE)
The ferryman who carries travellers across the Styx to the Underworld, a one-way trip : he must be paid - those who lack the requisite coin are left gibbering on the bank

CROSSING THE STYX
En route to Inferno, Dante and Virgil cross the Styx in Charons ferry, and have their first sight of the damned

Dante - Virgil Cross Styx
Virgil and Dante cross the Styx. Date: First published: 1307-21?

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Journeying through the depths of the underworld, Dante and Virgil cross the treacherous river Styx, guided by Charon. In this allegorical tale depicted by Subleyras, Pierre (1699-1749), we witness Charon ferrying shades across the dark waters. The Styx, a mythical river in Greece dating back to the 4th century BC, holds immense significance in various works of literature and art. Dante's Divine Comedy takes us on an extraordinary adventure as he explores Hell. In the eighth canto of Hell, Dante and his guide Virgil bravely navigate their way across Styx. This perilous crossing is beautifully captured in a cartoon titled 'The Valley of the Shadow of Death. ' In another artistic representation by Leon Davent from 1540-56, Jupiters Eagle brings water from Styx to Psyche symbolizing purification and transformation. The mystique surrounding Styx continues with its association to Acheron in ancient Greek mythology. Together they form a gateway into Hades' realm where souls embark on their eternal journey. Styx has inspired many artists throughout history like those who painted frescoes depicting scenes from Dante's Inferno or created oil paintings such as 'Styx' from c. 1910-1911 which portrays its enigmatic allure. As we gaze upon these artworks or imagine ourselves standing at the banks sketched delicately with pencil on paper, we are reminded that this legendary river represents not only physical boundaries but also spiritual transitions - a liminal space between life and death.