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The Last Judgement
ca. 1500
Angels trumpet the Last Judgment, Christ’s return to earth as prophesied in the Book of Revelation to separate the saved from the damned. Christ the Judge appears between the lily of mercy and sword of justice. The Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist beseech him on behalf of the faithful as the resurrected dead rise from their graves. A demon carries one soul to the eternal torture pictured in the adjacent hell scene. There, a monk, a king, and a bishop serve as reminders that damnation awaits all but the truly virtuous, greeted at heaven’s gates by Saint Peter.
- Artist
- Unidentified Tyrolean Master
- Title
- The Last Judgement
- Date
- ca. 1500
- Place of Creation
- Ottobeuren
- Object Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil and gold leaf on wood panel
- Dimensions
- 57 5/8 x 34 3/8 (146.4 x 87.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
- Accession Number
- 61.44.32