Con motivo de la exposición "La belleza encerrada. De Fra Angélico a Fortuny", Pilar Silva, Jefe de Departamento de Pintura española (1100-1500) y Pintura flamenca y Escuelas del norte, comenta la obra "El paso de la laguna Estigia", Joachim Patinir, (1520 - 1524).
Esta pintura de Patinir destaca por su originalidad y su composición, distinta a la habitual, formada por planos paralelos escalonados. Favorecido por el formato apaisado de la tabla, el autor divide verticalmente el espacio en tres zonas, una a cada lado del ancho río, en el que Caronte navega en su barca con un alma.
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CHARON CROSSING THE STYX, JOACHIM PATINIR, (1520 - 1524), BY PILAR SILVA
On the occasion of the exhibition Captive Beauty from Fra Angelico to Fortuny, Pilar Silva, Head of the Department of Spanish Painting until 1500 and Flemish and Northern School Paintings, comments on the work Charon crossing the Styx, Joachim Patinir, (1520 - 1524).
According to classical tradition, Charon, the boatman carried the souls of those entering Tartarus or Hades across the River Styx in his boat. In medieval Christendom this subject was made sacred by converting it into a choice between good and evil. Here, Patinir places an angel on the left side to point out the difficult path to Paradise, despite the fact that the soul is already on its way to Hell, whose entrance is guarded by Cerberus, the dog with three heads.
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