I travelled to see Christ Breaking Down the Gates of Hell at Hampton Court Palace in England. Come join me there too. Welcome to Art, Culture & Travel with me, Anthony King.
Before I tell you a little about this painting, let me tell you… this is one of the hardest to photograph and film painting that probably exists. For reasons of preservation you can’t light it with natural light or even normal room lights. However, I spoke with a wonderful member of staff at the Palace and he agreed to help me with his special low intensity special torch so we can get a good look. Also, you will find many variations of this painting around. This striking painting was created around 1540 – 60 by an imitator of Hieronymus Bosch. We can see Christ enter hell on the left hand side.
By Anthony King (c)