The Last Judgment (Beaune Altarpiece)
15th century altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden
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Summary
The Last Judgment (Beaune Altarpiece) is a polyptych[1]. The Last Judgment (Beaune Altarpiece) draws 1,354 Wikipedia views per month (polyptych category, ranking #2 of 13).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Rogier van der Weyden[3]
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Beaune[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Instance of: winged altarpiece[7], painting[8]
- Commissioned by: Nicolas Rolin[9]
- Movement: Early Netherlandish painting[10]
- Genre: religious art[11]
- Depicts: Archangel Michael[12], Day of Judgment[13], Saint Michael weighing souls[14]
- Made from material: oil paint[15], panel[16]
- Collection: Hospices de Beaune[17]
- Location: Hospices de Beaune[18]
- Commons category: Polyptych of the Last Judgment by Rogier van der Weyden[19]
- Catalog code: 18[20], 14[21]
- Inception: 1443[22]
- Main subject: Day of Judgment[23]
- Commons gallery: Polyptych of the Last Judgment by Rogier van der Weyden[24]
- Described at URL: http://hospices-de-beaune.com/jugement-dernier/[25], https://factumfoundation.org/our-projects/digitisation/the-beaune-altarpiece/[26]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 11L541412[27], 73[28]
- Heritage designation: object classified as a historical monument[29]
- Title: Veelluik met het Laatste Oordeel (middenpaneel en binnenzijde luiken); de annunciatie (buitenzijde bovenluiken); Nicolas Rolin en de H. Sebastiaan (buitenzijde linkerluik); Guigonne de Salins en de H. Antonius Abt (buitenzijde rechterluik)[30]
- Native label: Het Laatste Oordeel[31]
- Height: 220 cm[32]
- Width: 546 cm[33]
- Copyright status: public domain[34]
Why It Matters
The Last Judgment (Beaune Altarpiece) has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] The Last Judgment (Beaune Altarpiece) is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]