''The Fall of the Damned'' is a c. 1470 oil on panel painting by
Dirk Bouts
Dieric Bouts (born c. 1415 – 6 May 1475) was an Early Netherlandish painter. Bouts may have studied under Rogier van der Weyden, and his work was influenced by van der Weyden and Jan van Eyck. He worked in Leuven from 1457 (or possibly earlie ...
, originally produced as part of a triptych of the
Last Judgement
The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (; ar, یوم القيامة, translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah or ar, یوم الدین, translit=Yawm ad-Dīn, ...
commissioned by the town of
Louvain in 1468. The central panel is lost but the other side panel, ''
The Ascension of the Elect'', survives. They draw on Genesis 2:10,
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of ...
and ''
The Purgatory of St Patrick'', a 14th-century Irish manuscript by Berol telling of Sir Owein's legendary trip to Purgatory. ''Ascension'' is now in the
palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille.
Michel Butor
Michel Butor (; 14 September 1926 – 24 August 2016) was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator.
Life and work
Michel Marie François Butor was born in Mons-en-Barœul, a suburb of Lille, the third of seven childre ...
, ''Dirk Bouts – L'ascension des élus et la chute des damnés'', Editions Invenit, 2011
References
Paintings by Dieric Bouts
1470s paintings
Paintings based on the Book of Revelation
Paintings in the collection of the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
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