Hell
Abraham van Diepenbeeck · 1655
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"Hell" is an engraving by Abraham van Diepenbeeck, created in 1655. The sheet measures 28 × 18.3 cm (11 in. × 7 3/16 in.). This artwork is classified as a print within the Drawings and Prints department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The artwork was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection through The Elisha Whittelsey Fund in 1951. Information regarding the cultural context, provenance history, past exhibitions, or specific literature for "Hell" is not provided in the catalogue record.
Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596-1675) was a painter, with "The Deluge" (1655) being another work of his held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the same year. Other comparable holdings by Van Diepenbeeck at the Met include multiple 17th-century designs and engravings such as "Saint Cecilia" and "An Allegory of the Triumph over Heresy."
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