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Allegory of Heaven and Hell

1642·Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash over black chalk underdrawing on beige paper. Composition outlined with brush and gray wash over pen and brown ink, in oval shape, with double outlines. Text written in pen and dark brown ink over black chalk below composition·21-1/4 x 14-15/16 in. (54.0 x 37.9 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1642
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash over black chalk underdrawing on beige paper. Composition outlined with brush and gray wash over pen and brown ink, in oval shape, with double outlines. Text written in pen and dark brown ink over black chalk below composition
Dimensions: 21-1/4 x 14-15/16 in. (54.0 x 37.9 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Claudio Coello

Artist

Claudio Coello

Painting

Claudio Coello was a Spanish Baroque painter active in Madrid during the late 17th century, known for large-scale religious compositions and court portraiture executed in oil on canvas. His formal training and prolific output established him as a leading figure in Spanish painting of the period, working within the conventions of Counter-Reformation ecclesiastical art.

Madrid, Spain

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