In ancient paintings from the Eastern Orthodox ... Human ideas about hell were still in ferment as the Bible was being written. The theological concept of hell has a rich cultural heritage ...

The idea that the Bible declares hell a real and literal ... relentlessly, and with great art used the doctrine of hell to exploit the innate fear of death that is harbored by one and all.

Jos Koldeweij, an art-history professor who led the Bosch ... In this new spirit of independence, Bosch decided to abandon the Bible’s version of hell, which emphasizes fiery punishment and ...

But their latest creation – an idiosyncratic version of the Bible's ... after the art collector Charles Saatchi took an interest in their work, are best known for their Hell sculpture, which ...