Batavia, an Allegory of Good and Bad Government, After Lorenzetti

Bell makes his painting debut in his fifth solo exhibition with one monumental work on 75 ply panels arranged in a 5 x 15 formation, overall size 2.8 x 11.4 metres.

Batavia, an Allegory of Good and Bad Government, After Lorenzetti is a grand history painting executed in a free and vigorous cartoon-like style.

Installed on the longest wall in Gallery 1, the painting synthesises scenes and images borrowed from myriad sources.