Last Judgment (Hans Memling)
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"Last Judgment" by Hans Memling is a late 15th-century triptych painting that vividly depicts the Christian final judgment with Christ, angels, saints, and the separation of the blessed from the damned in a highly detailed Flemish Primitives style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
altarpiece
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triptych painting ⓘ |
| centralPanelSubject |
Archangel Michael weighing souls
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Christ as Judge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Angelo Tani
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Caterina Tanagli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | c. 1471 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Burgundian Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Memling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCity | Gdańsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | National Museum in Gdańsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Archangel Michael
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Christ in Majesty NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven ⓘ Hell ⓘ Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ angels ⓘ saints ⓘ the blessed ⓘ the damned ⓘ weighing of souls ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central panel
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left wing ⓘ right wing ⓘ |
| iconography |
Christian eschatology
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final judgment of souls ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1467 ⓘ |
| leftWingSubject | the blessed led to Heaven ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection | National Museum in Gdańsk collection ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Early Netherlandish painting
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Flemish Primitives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex composition
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detailed depiction of Heaven and Hell ⓘ refined Early Netherlandish technique ⓘ |
| originalFunction | altarpiece for a chapel ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Badia Fiesolana
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near Florence ⓘ |
| panelType | triptych ⓘ |
| partOf | Memling’s religious oeuvre ⓘ |
| period | late 15th century ⓘ |
| rightWingSubject | the damned driven to Hell ⓘ |
| style |
Flemish Primitives style
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highly detailed ⓘ |
| support | oak panel ⓘ |
| title | Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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