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| Joachim Patinir Crossing the River Styx ca. 1520-24 oil on panel Prado |
The Flemish master Joachim Patinir painted Heaven on the left and Hell on the right. The jewel-colored waters of the River Styx divide the two territories (which remain fully visible to each other). The boatman Charon is shown conducting a soul toward one of these lands, but Patinir cleverly avoids indicating whether the rider in the boat is damned or saved. We don't yet know which side Charon will select on this particular trip.
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| Paris Bordone Portrait of a Man in Armor with two Pages ca 1550 oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Abraham Bloemaert Mars & Venus in Bed 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| Anonymous Dutch artist Three Carrots & One Bulrush 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| follower of Hendrik Goltzius Seated nude late 16th century drawing British Museum |
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| Peter Flötner Children playing with a Ball ca. 1500 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Hans Hoffmann Small piece of turf 1584 gouache and watercolor Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Anonymous painter Portrait of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex ca. 1575 oil on panel National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Anonymous painter Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey ca. 1546 oil on canvas National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Isaac Oliver Miniature painting of Queen Elizabeth I with attendants & Three Goddesses ca. 1590 watercolor on vellum National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| George Vertue Portrait of Elizabeth I as Princess From a painting ca. 1550 copied ca. 1750 drawing British Museum |
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| Joris Hoefnagel Insects, with the God of Winds (at center) 1590s watercolor on vellum Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Michelangelo Unfinished painting of The Entombment ca. 1500-1501 oil on panel National Gallery, London |
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| Michelangelo Unfinished painting known as The Manchester Madonna ca. 1497 tempera on panel National Gallery, London |