''La Laguna Estigia'' (''The

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'' or ''The Styx''), also known simply as ''Laguna Estigia'', is an 1887 Greco-Roman painting by

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Félix Resurrección Hidalgo Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla (February 21, 1855 – March 13, 1913) was a Filipino artist. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest Filipino painters of the late 19th century, and is significant in Philippine history for having been a ...

. It is a companion-piece for Hidalgo's other painting entitled '' La barca de Aqueronte''. Like the ''La barca de Aqueronte'', the ''La Laguna Estigia'' is based on Dante's ''Inferno'', the painter pursuing the theme leading towards a “darker” and “more somber interpretation” of it. The painting was a silver medalist during the 1887 Exposicion General de las Islas Filipinas in

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1887 paintings Paintings by Félix Resurrección Hidalgo Maritime paintings Paintings based on works by Dante Alighieri Works based on Inferno (Dante) Rivers in art {{19C-painting-stub