Skip to content

MEMLING, Hans: Hell

🖼 Hell, c. 1485
Oil on wood
22 × 14 cm
Strasbourg, France

Grotesque demons torment writhing souls in Memling's intricate Flemish panel, rendered with meticulous detail and vivid color. This nightmarish vision exemplified Northern Renaissance interpretations of divine punishment, influencing religious art across 15th-century Europe.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
tap to buy ↗
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores