Uplifting images of salvation and graphic depictions of damnation fill this full-color collection of ecclesiastical paintings from the 12th through the early 20th centuries. The multicultural works include paintings by Pieter Bruegel, Hieronymus Bosch, William Blake, and Hans Memling, as well as East... read more
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Uplifting images of salvation and graphic depictions of damnation fill this full-color collection of ecclesiastical paintings from the 12th through the early 20th centuries. The multicultural works include paintings by Pieter Bruegel, Hieronymus Bosch, William Blake, and Hans Memling, as well as Eastern artists.
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