Hospices de Beaune

The hospice possesses many artistic treasures, among them the mural paintings of the 17th century in the Salle St Hugues and an altarpiece, the Last Judgment, painted by Rogier van der Weyden.

The Hospices de Beaune or Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune is a former charitable almshouse in Beaune, France.
The Hospices de Beaune is a charitable institution in Beaune, France. It was founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, as a hospital for the poor and needy. The original … [More]

Rogier van der Weyden's "The Last Judgment" and its impression on former atheist:
"The Rage Against God"
In Chapter Seven, "A rediscovery of lost faith", Hitchens charts his return to Christianity after becoming disillusioned with what he calls the secular faith of revolutionary socialism. He describes as part of this process a particularly powerful episode in which during a visit to Beaune in the South of France he comes across the Rogier van der Weyden painting The Last Judgement:
I gaped, my … [More]