Why are people painted naked in Hell paintings, but not in Heaven?

[curiousnorway]

In Hell and purgatory the souls are painted as naked people in many paintings, but not when they're in Heaven. #HeavenVsHell #Hell #Nude

[Syrian_survivor]

Nakedness represents shame, just like in the real world, and of course, people in hell are shamed as hell (get it? :D) they are also helpless, weak, and unprotected, and any kind of punishment will strike their body directly.
While on the other hand, people in heaven are depicted as wearing clothes because they're pure, they're beautiful on the inside and so they should be on the outside, they're safe and of course, modesty is one of the most important things in religion, so it would only make sense if they were clothed in heaven :3

[strateguy632]

good points

[Anon85]

Renaissance art is filled to the brim with symbolism. It probably represents humiliation and shame. In biblical times one would tear the clothes off of themselves to symbolism grief and shame

[GayHowellMeme]

Sex/nakedness symbolizes presumably evilness.
It comes often in all three sister-religions like Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

Sex is often determined as losing your innocence.

When a woman meets a man they are not supposed to have sex until marriage. So they can keep loyalty and safety.

I mean nakedness is usually considered as a sexual content.

Or it could just be that nakedness symbolizes being poor and inappropriate?

[Girl_with_a_question]

It’s weird because Adam and Eve were originally naked until they were punished and began to cover up their nakedness.

To me it seems like painters have used their depictions of heaven and hell as propaganda. They know people have feelings of anxiety and immodesty when naked in front of strangers so they have depicted that in hell.

[Waltago]

I think you're on exactly the right track. I don't believe we would instinctively feel shamed at being naked in front of others if it weren't for social conditioning. Isn't our perception of beauty effected by social conditioning? I would go so far to say that even sexual arousal is largely based on what we're taught.

It seems to me that something terrible happened when we ate from that tree of, what was it? Knowledge of good and evil? I think that's one of those things that differ depending on which bible you read. I'm not really an expert on the subject, so I could be completely wrong.

[strateguy632]

to gir, i like your interpretation

[estoydorado1]

Maybe because the clothes would burn up in the flames? If I were told to paint people in a pit of fire, I wouldn't see the point of adding clothing either.

[curiousnorway]

But why are only the clothing burned away, but not rest of them? The naked bodies looks ordinary and not damaged or disfigured at all.

[estoydorado1]

In christianity the belief is that our souls are immortal. That's why they put so much emphasis on getting our lives in order before we die. Hell is like another dimension where our souls can pass over to (not our physical bodies). The bodies are unburnt but suffering because souls can't be killed. Any clothing, though, would just burn up.

[Ellaki]

Maybe they got burned by the fire. There's no fire in heaven, so maybe that's why their clothes aren't burned.

[Nina12346]

I was thinking the same thing

[curiousnorway]

But why are only the clothing burned away, but not rest of them? The naked bodies looks ordinary and not damaged or disfigured at all.

[Nina12346]

@curiousnorway because maybe the painters thought it would look graphic or their art wouldn't sell I don't know , obviously they will be burning too

[Ellaki]

Because they are supposed to suffer. Maybe by constant burning

[curiousnorway]

If they're created in a such manner that they can't burn away, then the clothes could be created in the same way.

[Ellaki]

Well apparently they are not

[Nina12346]

That's just how they decided to paint it lol live with it

[D_Bone_Steak]

There was a study... can't name it or point you in the right direction, but you'll be able to find it... with brain scans and all that and it showed that the religious people and highly sexual people had the same part of the brain light up when they got their stimulus.

In my opinion, I think if you dig down real deep into it you're going to find a lot of simularities between the highly sexual liberated types and the highly concervitive religious types.

Now to answer your question about why the naked bodies in hell pictures... well, same with a bunch of heaven pictures right? If you believe in hell, sorry, but you're the religious type otherwise you would't believe in that shit, like I don't. But they both display plenty of art with genitals barely not showing. Just look at all the dudes that the Ninja Turtles got named after... total fags in my book, just by looking at their work. You can't tell me they didn't dream about cock all day every day despite putting on the posture of being highly religious.

[Lynnh]

I'd say because being naked was not considered... strong? I don't know, naked people symbolised the poor, sinners etc. Only the rich ones could afford clothes. Basically, being naked also symbolises weakness

[Sayuri_san]

Hmm... My guess is that nakedness is supposed to depict shame and vulnerability in these paintings. And clothes might symbolise dignity and protection maybe?

[SBurpinstein]

Is that why women today wear less and less clothing yet she is surprised when men don't respect her?

[Sayuri_san]

@SBurpinstein No. That's another topic entirely and has nothing to do with this.

[AngelLily]

I've never thought of that before maybe people in hell are painted without clothing is maybe because in hell they are rendered completely bare and defenseless while in Heaven people are given fine stuff like the most pretty stuff to wear.

[PrincessBunBuns]

Holy shit. It should actually be the other way around, considering that being ashamed of your natural body is basically a sin.

[Anon85]

It's not that being ashamed is a sin, but that through the introduction of sin how we view the naked body, our exposure and innate sexuality we become rightfully ashamed

[PrincessBunBuns]

I really don't know, so I'm gonna say you're right.

[TheMeInsideOfMe]

It's mostly believes
Usually aggressiveness pain suffering and... pointed as nude both in art and religious

In art Elfen Lied / Silent Hill 2 is a great example
In common usually people believe when there's nothing to hide it's purest form of human

[kenjaminSlutton718]

Cause it’s hot as fuck your clothes tend to burn off in 1000 degree weather duhhhh

[curiousnorway]

If your clothes can burn, then why wouldn't your body burn away then?

[kenjaminSlutton718]

Cause it’s hell your meant to feel pain over and over

[BrittBratt2416]

Because they are in hell, they are not gifted the same way people are in heaven.

[SkyxHighxxx]

I never realized it so all those painting like with where the people are need there in hell?

[monthsmays]

Church hates naked bodies
To the point of considering bathing a sin in medieaval times

[TheSpartan]

That second statement is completely untrue. On the contrary, men and women generally bathed together in the same bathhouses.

[monthsmays]

@TheSpartan yes, sure... my book of history of law and inquisition won't agree with you.

[TheSpartan]

It’s not about agreeing with “me”, but rather just history as a whole.

[Ninene]

I assume so because clothes are a symbol of dignity and material wealth. Nakedness represents vulnerability

[art84]

In heaven we will have white robes so we won't be naked. Hell I think being naked would be not being pure and having shame and feeling guilty.

[LegateLanius]

In the Bible’s depictions of the residents of heaven, clothing is often mentioned. There is never a hint that anyone there is unclothed.

[winterfox10]

Because their nakedness is an analogy for their sin being exposed.

[JJrt1999]

Hell is where all the fun people go sooooo... does that answer your question?

[jacquesvol]

Sistine Chapel:

www.nerve.com/.../mike7.png

[curiousnorway]

Elaborate yourself, please.

[_Enigma_]

Anti-hell propoganda. It's actually quite nice down here.

[genericname85]

because hell is portrayed to be a place people don't wanna be. do you wanna be naked among many people? probably no. that's why hell is depicted like that.

[strateguy632]

i am surprised nobody wrote "kuz hot" so no shirt etc. but heaven pleasant.

[Trumpenfuhrer]

Because hell has a higher temperature so you dont need clothes.

[Volvagia]

because clothes r holy n nudity is unholy & sinful & the root of all e v i l

[dinhuhisserved]

It's hot in hell

[Mimoc3]

#MakeHellColdAgain

[Curmudgeon]

@Mimoc3 :D

[EndGame55]

Maybe because they are continuously being pulled apart?

[HeartFullOfGlue]

It may be because of the Adam and Eve eating the apple and realizing they were naked thing

[CœurDoré]

Didn't you know? All nudists go to hell.

[Iggy-POPSTAR]

Maybe the fire burns the clothes off of them.

[curiousnorway]

But why are only the clothing burned away, but not rest of them? The naked bodies looks ordinary and not damaged or disfigured at all.

[Iggy-POPSTAR]

Because they have a different body that can not be destroyed by fire and is built to endure the pain.

[steveshares]

Because their clothes gets burned

[curiousnorway]

But why are only the clothing burned away, but not rest of them? The naked bodies looks ordinary and not damaged or disfigured at all.

[steveshares]

I'm just joking bro...

[curiousnorway]

Ha ha! : 'D

[Chaz269]

Hell is supposed to be the pinnacle of hedonism.

[monghjay2]

in heaven you shall be clothed

he hell you are thrown away like garbage

[Ipmap]

It all starts Adam and Eve, and the tree of knowledge they want to bring shame on themselves

[ackowner]

it has to do with a vanity in medieval societies

[Sha84]

very high temperature in hell

[LuWe22]

Because Heaven is pure and Hell is Sin.

[Maxmuscle]

Type of humiliation. They are ashamed.

[JackofSpades]

Only naked people go to hell.

[BronzedAdonis]

artistic license

[Rosewanda]

I don't know.