The Kingdom of Heaven

ca. 1646

Not on view

After a program devised by Hierosme Chastelain, presenting an eschatological chart with the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Trinity at top, the souls of purgatory outside the gates of heaven below, the baser vices of drunkenness and debauchery at center, and the rivers of hell presided over by Lucifer at the bottom.
Bottom corners trimmed.

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Title: The Kingdom of Heaven
Artist: Nicolas Cochin (French, Troyes 1610–1686 Paris)
Artist: After Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence)
Publisher: Nicolas de Poilly (French, baptized Abbeville 1627–1696 Paris)
Date: ca. 1646
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 28 1/4 × 21 1/4 in. (71.7 × 54 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.634.19
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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