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Hell

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  • The torments of hell in Buddhism: two bearded demons burning six men alive. Lithograph.
  • A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.
  • A street altar in Rome, hung with votive offerings, attended by itinerant pipers watched by locals. Watercolour by D.W. Lindau, 1835.
  • Tropium Chlordiazepoxide B P : 'turns' the emotional and behavioural effects of anxiety and stress to normality.
  • Punishments of Hell. Chromolithograph.
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Catalogue

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    The identification of the wicked and their descent into hell. Engraving by A. Collaert.

    Collaert, Adriaen, -1618. | Date: [between 1600 and 1699] | Reference: 2027433i
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    Dante and Virgil watching heretics in hell ripping their bodies apart as punishment for schism. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.

    Pinelli, Bartolomeo, 1781-1835. | Date: 1825 | Reference: 661783i
    Part of: Episodes in Dante's Divine comedy. Etchings by B. Pinelli, 1824-1826.
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    A star falls into the pit of hell as locusts torture those unelected to heaven. Woodcut, c. 16th century.

    | Reference: 25031i
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    An angel leading a soul into hell. Oil painting by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch.

    Bosch, Hieronymus, -1516. | Reference: 44837i
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    Orpheus attempting to rescue Eurydice from the underworld. Etching after A. van Diepenbeeck.

    Diepenbeeck, Abraham van, 1596-1675. | Date: [between 1655 and 1733?] | Reference: 2917582i
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