Judgment Day Images Of Heaven And Hell

The Idea Of An Afterlife Is Central To Almost All Religions And The Idea Of Heaven Hell And How You Get There Has Been Depicted In Art Across The World Our Anticipation Of What Lies Beyond The Grave Has Ranged From The Purity Of A Higher Place To The Gruesome Depths Below But Why Do We Have These Broadly Shared Ideas Is It Simply Society Trying To Police Individual Behavior Throughout The Film Tim Asks Whether Artistic Depictions Of The Afterlife Are The Expression Of Deep Spirituality Or The Product Of Societys Need To Police Individual Behavior Above All The Film Provides A New Fresh Look At Some Of Arts Greatest Works

The Idea Of Heaven A Blissful Roam Where Everything And Everyone Exists In A State Of Joyful Harmony Has Been A Constant Human Preoccupation For Some It Exists In The Sky For Others Its A Vision Of Nature Itself And Some Hold It To Be Right Here On Earth Tim Marlow Is On A Journey To Discover Why So Many Human Beings Have This Broadly Shared Concept

One Of The Most Enduring Subjects In Art And If Life Is What Happens To Us When We Die But While Many Have Tried In Vain To Glimpse Heaven The Idea Of Hell And The Fear That It Instills Proved Far More Inspiring For Artists Interpretations Of Supernatural Torture And Degradation Punishment And Pain Have Generated Some Of The Most Remarkable Works Of Art Ever Made