Terrestrial Paradise ☷ Bosch ☷ Art Print
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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Art prints are created from a giclée print on archival heavyweight paper that can be mounted in a frame. Different paper finishes allow you to customize the appearance: smooth paper maintains detail and color; textured paper slightly softens color with a traditional paper finish; and resin coated paper slightly deepens color adding a semi-gloss finish. Framed prints do not come with protective glass / glazing, to showcase the paper and reduce light reflection (it is available upon request).
Giclée printed with aqueous pigment inks to resist fading for over 100 years
Prints are on archival-grade, acid-free, heavyweight papers
Frames are solid wood with kraft paper backing and hanging wire installed
No glass/glazing is included to showcase paper texture and avoid glare/reflectivity (available upon request)
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
Unframed art prints have a ½″ white margin, ex. an 8x12″ print's final dimensions will be 9x13″
Framed art prints are ~2″ larger, ex. an 8x12″ print's final framed dimensions will be ~10x14″ overall
Frames are ¾″ (black) or ⅞″ (natural, espresso, gold) wide viewed from the front, and 1⅛″ deep; frames will overlap the print edges ~¼″
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