Ascent of the Blessed ☰ Bosch ☰ Canvas woodblock

Ascent of the Blessed ☰ Bosch ☰ Canvas woodblockVisions 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,

and holding a palette bearing the names of his two wives "Clémence et Josephine

As there is no visible hook on the earring

sign and electric lighting contrast with the twilight sky and dense pine forest in the background

windmills and houses of the city are wedged between a giant open sky and a large field of green

Monet found inspiration around his home in Argenteuil with many bright landscapes which enabled him to explore plein-air painting

and the lost House Standing in Delft

another smoker and a military officer share a table with a clown in bright white costume

and the Houses of Parliament

The painting is a significant example of Rückenfigur (a rear-facing figure that is not the primary subject)

and his last painting

Rembrandt is seated

1 (1862) by James McNeill Whistler