Ascent of the Blessed ☰ Bosch ☰ Canvas
Visions of the Hereafter (1515) by Hieronymus Bosch is a polyptych consisting of two panels depicting religious scenes about sin and judgment. At the Galleria dell'accademia in Venice the panels are ordered, left to right, Fall of the Damned, Hell, Terrestrial Paradise, and Ascent of the Blessed. These visions may have been inspired the 12th century story Vision of Tnugdalus which recounts the odyssey of a knight's soul, or Dante's Divine Comedy, which was translated into Dutch in 1484.
The original arrangement is not known. Some scholars believe that the panels are the wings of a missing middle panel depicting the Last Judgement. Two panels are arguably moments of ascent or descent, leading towards Heaven, depicted as a tunnel of light, or a sort of cliff where souls fall towards Hell. This suggests the order, left to right:
Terrestrial Paradise, depicting a lush garden inhabited by animals and humans, who are visited by angels. The fountain of living waters, a baptismal font, stands on top of the hill.
Ascent of the Blessed, depicting angels guiding saved souls towards a tunnel of light.
Fall of the Damned, depicting souls as they fall helplessly towards Hell.
Hell, depicting the punishment of the wicked, with demons torturing sinners.
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Stretched canvas art is created from a giclée print on canvas (instead of paper), and like a traditional painting, the canvas is hand-stretched over a solid wood frame. It can be mounted in a float frame, or displayed on its own. The sides of the canvas are finished in a solid color that complements the artwork, creating a modern masterpiece ready to hang on your wall, without a frame.
Giclée printed with eco-solvent inks to resist fading for over 100 years
Canvases are archival-grade, acid-free, satin-finish polycotton fabric
Frames and stretcher bars are solid wood with black backboard and hanging wire installed
All sizes given are in inches (″)
Sizes offered are to scale with the original work of art
Every effort has been made to scale this artwork without distortion or cropping
Stretched canvases are assembled within a ¼″ tolerance, ex. an 8x12″ canvas's final dimensions will be ~8x12″, on 1.5″ deep stretcher bars
Framed canvases are ~2″ larger, ex. an 8x12″ canvas's final framed dimensions will be ~10x14″ overall
Float frames are ⅝″ wide viewed from the front, and 1⅞″ deep; with a visible gap ("float") between the frame and canvas of ~¼″
Rolled canvases have a 2″ white margin to allow for custom stretching and framing, ex. an 8x12″ print's final dimensions will be 12x16″
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