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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Last Judgment | 1 |
| The Last Judgment (altar wall) is not part of the ceiling | 1 |
Statements (41)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Last Judgment
this entity surface form:
The Last Judgment (altar wall) is not part of the ceiling