1622
Hell is a work by Monsù Desiderio (1590–1644). It dates from 1622. It is kept at Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie in Bésonçon, France. It measures 113 × 175 cm.
Bésonçon, France
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Monsù Desiderio, Hell (1622), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie. Public domain.
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Acquire the high-resolution image"Hell" by Monsù Desiderio is on display at the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie, Bésonçon, France. The museum listing refers to the original work, not to reproductions.
"Hell" by Monsù Desiderio was created in 1622.
The recorded dimensions of "Hell" by Monsù Desiderio are 113.0 x 175.0cm. Reproductions can be ordered in other sizes while keeping the same proportions.
"Hell" by Monsù Desiderio is in the public domain - its copyright has expired. This status governs how the image of the work may be reproduced.
"Hell" is attributed to Monsù Desiderio.
Monsù Desiderio was 32 years old when creating "Hell" in 1622. The age is computed from the artist's birth year, 1590.
"Hell" by Monsù Desiderio is in the public domain - its copyright has expired. Copyright terms are measured from the artist's death, and Monsù Desiderio died in 1644.
No - the artwork is kept abroad. Monsù Desiderio was born in Italy, and the original "Hell" is held in a museum in France.
1590–1644, Italy
The Enigmatic Wanderer of the Baroque Didier Barra remains an artist shrouded in a profound and captivating mystery, his life a series of shadows cast by the remarkable brilliance of his surviving works. Born around 1590 in the quiet environs of Metz, Lorraine—then part of the Duché de Lorraine—Barra’s early years are largely lost to the mists of time, leaving historians to reconstruct his trajectory through the very brushstrokes he left behind. Around 1608, he embarked on a transformative journey toward Italy, a migration that would fundamentally alter his artistic soul. Upon arriving in Naples, a city then pulsating with the vibrant energy of the Baroque era, Barra found more than just a new home; he found a canvas for a vision that was uniquely his own, blending the meticulous precision of his French roots with the dramatic, emotive intensity of the Italian landscape.
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