Scene from the Underworld with the ferryman Charon and Morpheus, the god of sleep and son of Hypnos
Scene from the Underworld with the ferryman Charon and Morpheus, the god of sleep and son of Hypnos Painting on a continuous ceiling frescoby Luca Giordano (1684-1686) inside the Galleria delle Specchi (Hall of Mirrors) at the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence, Italy.
Luca Giordano’s dynamic Late Baroque fresco captures the dramatic energy of the Underworld through powerful figural movement. The muscular ferryman Charon stands steadfastly in his skiff as desperate, skeletal souls and the three-headed Cerberus loom nearby. Above the chaotic scene, Morpheus and Hypnos recline peacefully on clouds, wrapped in a starry blue mantle.
Luca Giordano’s dynamic Late Baroque fresco captures the dramatic energy of the Underworld through powerful figural movement. The muscular ferryman Charon stands steadfastly in his skiff as desperate, skeletal souls and the three-headed Cerberus loom nearby. Above the chaotic scene, Morpheus and Hypnos recline peacefully on clouds, wrapped in a starry blue mantle.