The Crucifixion and The Last Judgment

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The Crucifixion and The Last Judgment

diptych by Jan van Eyck

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Ten Depictions of Hell
The Crucifixion and The Last Judgment (c. 1436–38) by Jan van Eyck
…at the top of the painting, to the treatment of the damned, who thrash and churn underground at the bottom. A ghastly skeleton hovers over the lower scene as serpentine creatures strangle sinners and fanged demons tear at their flesh. Ouch!
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…at the top of the painting, to the treatment of the damned, who thrash and churn underground at the bottom. A ghastly skeleton hovers over the lower scene as serpentine creatures strangle sinners and fanged demons tear at their flesh. Ouch!
Read More