(b. ca. 1450, 's-Hertogenbosch, d. 1516, 's-Hertogenbosch)
Hell (detail)
1500-04
Oil on panel
Palazzo Ducale, Venice
The marked contrasts between light and shade, with sudden flashes in the sky at the top of the painting, heighten the dense and dismal atmosphere of hell, which contrasts with the serene light and colour in the two panels of paradise.
