The last judgement

The last judgement. 1534 _1541.

Hans Memling (1430-1494, germany) - Last Judgement, side panels [oil, tempera], circa 1467-73, 242 × 90 cm each panel, National Museum in Gdansk, Poland

Judgement Day, 1885, Viktor Vasnetsov Medium: fresco

Parusia

The Last Judgement, Gustave Dore (1832 – 1883).

Hans Memling The Last Judgement Central Panel Late 1460s

Moscow, the State Tretyakov Gallery www.googleartproject.com/museums/tretyakov/last-judgment-197

Sinners being eaten alive by serpents, the antichrist seizing power on Earth, a bound penis menaced by a goat-footed devil … in a Halloween special, we look at some devilish masterpieces. Warning: graphic content

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The Litany of the Saints (Latin, Litania Sanctorum) is a sacred prayer of the Roman Catholic Church. It is a prayer of invocation to the Triune God, and prayers for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Angels and all the martyrs and saints upon whom Christianity was founded.

Peter Paul Rubens, a painter and draftsman from Antwerp, was the most important and celebrated 17-century artist from Northern Europe. His influence was particularly strong. From 1620 onwards the so-called ‘high baroque’ (maniera grande) was introduced in his work. “The Fall of the Damned” is such a highly dramatic and monumental religious painting. It features a jumble of the bodies of the damned, hurled into abyss by archangel Michael and accompanying angels. The sketch of The Fall of the…

The icon of the Last Judgement is one of the most complex Christian images. As depicting the final things, it is a synthesis of the cosmic mystery. As an image of judgement, it is also the place w…

Jan van Eyck - Crucifixion and Last Judgement diptych {right panel detail, 1430}.

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