Octave Tassaert, 1850 - Heaven and Hell - fine art print

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This 19th century piece of art was painted by the French artist Octave Tassaert. The 170 year old version of the artwork had the size: Framed: 121 x 90,5 x 6,5 cm (47 5/8 x 35 5/8 x 2 9/16 in); Unframed: 100 x 69,5 cm (39 3/8 x 27 3/8 in) and was made on the medium oil on fabric. Moveover, the piece of art is part of the digital collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art. With courtesy of: The Cleveland Museum of Art (public domain license). : Bequest of Noah L. Butkin. In addition to that, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has a ratio of 1 : 1.4, which means that the length is 29% shorter than the width. The illustrator, painter, printmaker, lithographer Octave Tassaert was a European artist, whose artistic style can be classified as Romanticism. The Romanticist painter was born in the year 1800 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France and died at the age of 74 in the year 1874 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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This painting focuses upon the struggle between good and evil for the soul of a young woman. Looking out at the viewer, she is shown in the upper center of the composition, immediately below an angel and directly above Satan. At the upper right Saint Michael-holding scales for weighing the goodness of souls-admits the Blessed to Heaven. Below, the Damned struggle to avoid the firey pits of Hell and the demons that will torment them for eternity.

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For every fine art print we offer a range of different sizes and materials. In order match your personal requirements perfectly, you can choose among the following product customization options:

• Aluminium dibond print: Aluminium Dibond prints are prints on metal with a true depth - for a modern look and a non-reflective surface. The Direct Print on Aluminum Dibond is your perfect start to fine art prints on aluminum.
• Poster print on canvas material: A poster is a UV printed flat canvas with a slightly rough structure on the surface. It is perfectly suited for framing the art replica in a custom frame. Please keep in mind, that depending on the size of the poster print we add a white margin of something between 2-6cm round about the painting, which facilitates the framing.
• Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating): The print on acrylic glass, often denoted as a an art print on plexiglass, will turn your favorite original work of art into gorgeous home decoration and is a distinct alternative option to aluminium or canvas fine art replicas. Your artwork is being made with the help of state-of-the-art UV direct print machines. With an acrylic glass art print sharp contrasts as well as granular painting details will be more visible with the help of the delicate gradation.
• The canvas print: The canvas direct print is a printed canvas stretched on a wood frame. A canvas creates a special effect of three dimensionality. Further, a printed canvas makes a lovely, comfy look. Canvas prints are relatively low in weight. This means, it is quite simple to hang the Canvas print without additional wall-mounts. Because of thata canvas print is suited for all types of walls.

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