THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art | Etruscan mythology | Charun
1. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
Sacrificing Achilles.
4th century BCE.
From Vulci, François Tomb.
Rome, Torlonia Museum.
2. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
Sacrifice of the Trojan captives.
2nd—1st centuries BCE.
From Vulci, François Tomb.
Rome, Torlonia Museum.
3. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
Face of Charon from the Francois Tomb.
4th century BCE.
From Vulci, François Tomb.
Rome, Torlonia Museum.
4. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
Demon Charon. Detail.
From Vulci, François Tomb.
Rome, Torlonia Museum.
5. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
Face of the demon Charun.
Last decades of the 4th century BCE.
Sarteano, Pianacce Necropolis, Tomb of the Infernal Quadriga.
6. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
Tomb of the Anina Family: Charun and Vanth flanking the entrance of the tomb.
First half of the 3rd century BCE.
Tarquinia, Tomb of the Anina Family.
7. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
The death demons Charun, with hammer, and Vanth, with torch, flanking the entrance of the tomb.
First half of the 3rd century BCE.
Tarquinia, Tomb of the Anina Family.