The Last Judgment

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The Last Judgment is a monumental fresco by Michelangelo depicting the Second Coming of Christ and the final judgment of souls, covering the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fresco
mural painting
artist Michelangelo
commissionedBy Pope Clement VII NERFINISHED
Pope Paul III NERFINISHED
completionDate 1541
country Vatican City
covers altar wall of the Sistine Chapel
creator Michelangelo
depicts Final Judgment
surface form: Christ as Judge

The Last Judgment self-linksurface differs
surface form: Last Judgment

Second Coming of Christ
resurrection of the dead
separation of the blessed and the damned
endTime 1541
genre religious art
hasPart Charon
Minos
Saint Bartholomew holding his flayed skin
Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter with keys

Virgin Mary
surface form: Virgin Mary figure

angels with trumpets
figure of Christ in glory
the damned descending to Hell
the saved ascending to Heaven
inception 1536
languageOfWork visual art
locatedIn Vatican City
location Sistine Chapel
materialUsed fresco technique
modifiedBy Daniele da Volterra
movement High Renaissance
Mannerism
nickname Il Braghettone’s work (for the censorship)
partOf Sistine Chapel decoration
position altar wall
significantEvent post-Tridentine censorship
significantModification draperies added to cover nudes
startTime 1536
theme Christian eschatology
divine judgment

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The Last Judgment depicts The Last Judgment self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Last Judgment
this entity surface form: The Last Judgment (altar wall) is not part of the ceiling
Michelangelo notableWork The Last Judgment
Vatican Museums notableWork The Last Judgment