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Anybody recognise this classic painting?

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I've been trying to find a classic (non-scene) painting I remember from many years ago, but I don't know who painted it or the name of the painting.

I believe it was a depiction of the apocalypse from a Christian perspective. On one side of the painting you saw a crowd of human beings lining up with angels and being led up a large hill towards heaven. On the other side, you saw naked humans being chased and killed by demons, and cast into fires I think.

I know there are a lot of paintings like this, but I was always mesmerised by this one specific piece and found it quite frightening.

Not sure if anyone knows it, but thought i'd ask.
added on the 2011-02-11 23:29:49 by Wade Wade
I remember a painting that sounds like that. I'm pretty sure I took a photo of it too.. i'll check.
added on the 2011-02-11 23:43:08 by psonice psonice
Yes, I think the image you are looking for is in this book.
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If I remember I will look up who painted it in about 3 month or so.
added on the 2011-02-11 23:44:38 by bore bore
Ah, maybe, maybe not. I'm mixing together two pictures here: http://gallery.me.com/psonice#100043

I was thinking of the one on the left mainly, I think it was people being led to heaven while being chased by fairly scary demonic whores (demonic whores was a regular office conversation topic back then, so I unfortunately only took a photo of that part..)

The one on the right is kind of right, but unfortunately it's a terrible, terrible photo.

No idea of the painter or title of either. But I can say they're both hanging in either the louvre or the place opposite (can't remember the name, it's just over the river inside an old train station building). Or at least they were there in 2005.
added on the 2011-02-11 23:54:07 by psonice psonice
Thanks Psonice. The one I'm thinking of has a similar style to the second one you posted, but I'm pretty sure it's in landscape format and the divide between "good and evil" is quite distinct...I think the demons are on the right, the angels on the left.

I also remember there being a LOT of people because I was in awe of the artist's patience. I recall a demon digging its claws into one of the men who has a look of terror on his face. :)
added on the 2011-02-12 00:00:29 by Wade Wade
I'm sure I've actually seen exactly that one, no photo though :(
added on the 2011-02-12 00:02:12 by psonice psonice
something from hieronymus bosch ( garden of earthly delights) perhapss?
added on the 2011-02-12 00:07:12 by Navis Navis
I came across Garden of Earthly Delights in my search Navis. It's quite close, but not it. Bosch is amazing though!!
added on the 2011-02-12 01:06:06 by Wade Wade
Aha! I've just found it...

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Last Judgement Triptych by Hans Memling

Just trying to find a higher res version because the expressions on the faces are what makes this so scary.
added on the 2011-02-12 01:08:53 by Wade Wade
Found some details now too here if anyone is interested:

http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artist.php?artistid=771&page=8


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added on the 2011-02-12 01:21:00 by Wade Wade
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added on the 2011-02-12 01:21:53 by Wade Wade
what's with all the Slayer covers

(ba-dumm-tish)
added on the 2011-02-12 01:23:24 by Gargaj Gargaj
haha, well all artists have tried copying a Slayer cover at some point and I'm sure Memling was no different. :)
added on the 2011-02-12 01:31:00 by Wade Wade
I'd like to see that one. It's not what I was thinking of again (guess there's plenty on this particular theme :)

A painting like this, it just doesn't come anywhere near close on a computer screen. Seeing the whole thing (which can be the size of a house in some cases) up close in reality is a whole different thing.
added on the 2011-02-12 01:59:19 by psonice psonice
I like the fact that the painter put tonsured people going to the hell.
This denotes fine sense of humor and good social criticism skills.
added on the 2011-02-12 08:40:48 by ham ham
Thought i recognised that style! Hans Memling also did the picture of Jesus that they used for OMM in THX 1138:

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Blessings of the state, blessings of the masses. Thou art a subject of the divine. Created in the image of man, by the masses, for the masses...
added on the 2011-02-12 09:17:27 by k-bird k-bird
Ah, a picture of John Lennon.
added on the 2011-02-12 23:59:42 by trc_wm trc_wm
Great pic of ol John, to make him look more like he was from liverpool though he should be carrying a stolen car stereo.
added on the 2011-02-13 11:00:02 by Intrinsic Intrinsic
Jesus is so Jah in this painting.
added on the 2011-02-15 08:14:17 by Danguafer Danguafer
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Is the angel in the upper left corner holding a bazooka? I find that extremely cool.
added on the 2011-02-15 08:28:04 by doomdoom doomdoom
Hahahahaha
added on the 2011-02-15 09:16:43 by Danguafer Danguafer
*snarf!*
added on the 2011-02-15 09:26:16 by ringofyre ringofyre
OK, first I though it was from Thunder Cats, but then I google'd "snarf"...
And all I have to say is:
Disgusting, ringofyre :(
added on the 2011-02-15 09:59:41 by Danguafer Danguafer

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