''Hell'' is an oil-on-panel painting executed after 1490 by the Dutch artist
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch (; ; born Jheronimus van Aken ; – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch people, Dutch painter from Duchy of Brabant, Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, gene ...
. It is currently in the
Gallerie dell'Accademia
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in
Venice
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,
Italy
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.
This painting is part of a series of four. The others are ''
Ascent of the Blessed'', ''
Terrestrial Paradise'' and ''
Fall of the Damned into Hell''. In this panel it shows the punishment of the wicked in
Hell
In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history sometimes depict hells as eternal destinations, such as Christianity and I ...
with diverse kinds of torture laid out by
demon
A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in Media (communication), media including
f ...
s.
See also
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List of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch
Paintings by Hieronymus Bosch, as well as paintings attributed to him or his school, have been compiled by various organizations. An investigation undertaken by ''The Bosch Research and Conservation Project'' of a multitude of Bosch's paintings i ...
References
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Paintings by Hieronymus Bosch
Hell in popular culture
Paintings in Venice
Demons in art
Torture in art
Paintings in the Gallerie dell'Accademia