Hades Carrying Eros to the Underworld | Richard Westall | 1795 Size:16"x20" Blending science

Blending science

Framed by soaring arches

draped in a vivid green cloth

suggesting it's his turn

with countless angels and divine beings forming concentric circles around a central radiant light

Hades Carrying Eros to the Underworld | Richard Westall | 1795 Size:16"x20" Blending science"Hades Carrying Eros to the Underworld" by Richard Westall, created in 1795, depicts a dramatic and mythological scene. In the artwork, Hades, the god of the underworld, is shown carrying Eros, the god of love, through the air. Hades is portrayed as a muscular, winged figure with dark, bat like wings and a mischievous expression, suggesting his powerful and ominous nature. Eros, in contrast, is depicted as a small, angelic child with delicate wings,