Litovchenko: Charon Carries Souls Across The River Styx

Charon (foreground left) pushes his boat off the banks of the Styx to ferry a group of souls to the underworld. On the embankment (foreground right) more souls beg to be allowed onto the boat, while two souls cling to the anchor chain on the prow of the boat. On a outcropping of rock (background right) Vergil and Dante watch the scene.

Charon ferries souls to the underworld. Oil on canvas by Alexander Dmitrievich Litovchenko ("Харон перевозить душі через річку Стікс" 1861), oil on canvas, The State Russian Museum (Русский музей).

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Associated Passages
547-568
Date
1861
Location
The State Russian Museum
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