Doom Paintings: Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
Analysing how visual art in churches was used to instruct an illiterate population on morality and the afterlife.
Key Questions
- 1How did Doom Paintings influence the behaviour of medieval people?
- 2Why was the fear of Hell such a powerful tool for the Church?
- 3What do these paintings tell us about medieval views on justice?
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