The Gates of Hell and Lucifer

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The Gates of Hell and Lucifer

Creator

Simon Marmion

Flemish Illuminator · 1450–1489

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Artist

Not long after his death, Simon Marmion was praised by the poet Jean Lemaire de Belges as the "prince of illumination." This reputation probably owed much to the artist's proficiency in depicting nature and his skill as a storyteller. Marmion was especially gifted in the representation of light and the textures of objects, as well as the creation of engaging psychological content in the gestures a

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Date
1475
Medium
Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink
Culture
Franco-Flemish
Department
Manuscripts
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
d9061efa-4506-455c-ad86-f1f1fb2bc8bc

The angel takes Tondal's soul to the gate of Hell. Amidst a crowd of demons, the great Lucifer squeezes writhing souls in his ten thousand hands as if they were in a winepress. He then tosses the crushed souls into the flames around him. Tondal's soul recognizes many of his friends and family members suffering in this infernal region.

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