The Hierarchy of the church in the form of a tree, hell below, a plate from a book 1545 - 1555

This woodcut print, created sometime between 1545 and 1555 by an anonymous artist, depicts the "Hierarchy of the Church in the Form of a Tree." The image uses the form of a tree to illustrate the hierarchical structure of the Catholic Church, with the Pope at the top and various levels of clergy branching out below him. At the bottom, a depiction of hell contrasts with the heavenly image above. This visual representation, while not directly attributed to a particular artist, was likely used in a book or treatise. It is now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.