The Last Judgment
fresco by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel
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The Last Judgment is a visual artwork associated with the Italian Renaissance and Mannerism[1].
Key Facts
- Creator: Michelangelo[3]
- Country: Vatican City[4]
- Movement: Italian Renaissance[5], Mannerism[6]
- Genre: religious art[7]
- Based on: Day of Judgment[8]
- Depicts: Jesus Christ[9], man[10], angel[11], Day of Judgment[12]
- Made from material: fresco[13]
- Collection: Vatican Museums[14], Sistine Chapel[15]
- Location: Sistine Chapel[16], Vatican City[17]
- Part of: Sistine Chapel[18]
- Commons category: Sistine Chapel - Last Judgment[19]
- Catalog code: 12[20]
- Inception: 1600[21]
- Described at URL: https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/de/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/giudizio-universale.html[22], https://web.archive.org/web/20110301165117/http://www.radiovaticana.org/tedesco/Vatikanlexikon/arte/cappella_sistina_michealangelo.htm[23]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 11U1[24]
- Described by source: 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[25]
- Title: The Last Judgment (Fresco, Sistine Chapel Altar Wall)[26]
- Different from: Sąd Ostateczny[27]
- Height: 1370 cm[28]
- Width: 1220 cm[29]
- Fabrication method: fresco painting[30]
- Time period: Mannerism[31]
- Name: Jugement dernier[32]
- Derivative work: Copie d'après le Jugement Dernier de Michel-Ange[33]
Why It Matters
The Last Judgment has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]