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What painting has a front and back about the end of the world?

Asked by owenburnett (183points) February 23rd, 2016

My nephew was showing me a drawing he did that had a front and back. So, I told him about this really cool painting I saw once that reminded me of his drawing, but for the life of me, I couldn’t think of the artist, title, or where I saw it. The subject was (I believe) the end of the world, with the front side as the earth, and when you go to the back, you would look through a circular glass opening and you can see a hellish earth. I think there was a raven involved in the title. The art museum I think I saw it in was the Art Institute in Chicago. My other guesses are in the MOMA in New York, Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna, or the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest. Any insight would be much appreciated!

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