Souls on the Banks of the Acheron | Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl | 1898 Frame Options:Framed Canvas two nuns dressed in black

two nuns dressed in black pause in silent contemplation

Bathed in soft light against a deep night sky

wife of Napoleon III

The red poppies

Souls on the Banks of the Acheron | Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl | 1898 Frame Options:Framed Canvas two nuns dressed in blackAbout the artwork: Adolf Hirmy Hirschls Souls on the Banks of the Acheron (1898) is a masterful classical vision of the Greek underworld, where myth and emotion intertwine on a monumental scale. At the heart of the scene stands Hermes Necropompos, the psychopomp god who guides souls to the afterlife, easily recognizable by his winged hat and caduceus. Around him swirls a tormented crowd of the newly dead, each face painted with striking individuality