The Last Judgment

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Christian iconography motif eschatological subject religious scene theme in Christian art

The Last Judgment is a religious scene traditionally depicting Christ’s final judgment of souls, often portrayed in Christian iconography and church art.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Last Judgment	11
Last Judgment is a spiritual event, not a physical destruction of the world	1
the Last Judgment	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian iconography motif ⓘ eschatological subject ⓘ religious scene ⓘ theme in Christian art ⓘ
artHistoricalFunction	didactic religious image ⓘ moral warning ⓘ visualization of eschatology ⓘ
commonLocation	altarpieces ⓘ cathedral portals ⓘ church frescoes ⓘ illuminated manuscripts ⓘ mosaics ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
hasDepictedElement	books of life and deeds ⓘ heavenly realm ⓘ hellmouth ⓘ resurrected bodies rising from graves ⓘ river of fire ⓘ throne of judgment ⓘ trumpeting angels ⓘ weighing of souls ⓘ
hasDepictedFigure	Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ angels ⓘ apostles ⓘ demons ⓘ saints ⓘ souls of the dead ⓘ the damned ⓘ the saved ⓘ
hasSourceText	Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Pauline epistles NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme	apocalypse ⓘ divine justice ⓘ final judgment of souls ⓘ heaven and hell ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ reward and punishment ⓘ second coming of Christ ⓘ separation of the blessed and the damned ⓘ
influencedBy	medieval theology ⓘ patristic writings ⓘ
popularInPeriod	Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularInRegion	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradition	Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket → containsImageryOf → The Last Judgment ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Last Judgment

Andrei Rublev → containsSegment → The Last Judgment ⓘ

Golden Gate (southern portal) → depicts → The Last Judgment ⓘ