The Last Judgment
Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, Netherlandish, c. 1450 - 1516
Date:
Late 16th centuryMedium:
Oil on panelDimensions:
29 7/8 × 37 3/4 inches (75.9 × 95.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
Cat. 386Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Late 16th centuryMedium:
Oil on panelDimensions:
29 7/8 × 37 3/4 inches (75.9 × 95.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:Cat. 386Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
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apocalypse [x] damned [x] end of days [x] horror [x] salvation [x]Although inspired by Bosch's style and the fantastic imagery of his Last Judgment triptych, now in the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Vienna, the Antwerp-based painter of this large panel invented details such as the giant submerged head in Hell, as well as the fountain of life and perhaps the tree of life with an infant below it in Paradise. Christ's raised hand symbolizes his judgment. The lily beside his raised hand grants salvation, while his lowered hand and the sword signify damnation.
