The last judgment

Unidentified artist, The Last Judgment, late 17th-early 18th century, oil on canvas. Collection of Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation.

c. 1490. Oli i tremp sobre fusta. 197,2 x 165,1 cm. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk. 71.3098. Obra exposada.

The Last Judgement. attributed to Jacob de Backer. Flemish 1555-1585. oil/panel transferred to canvas. Christie’s April 2017. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

The Artist: For a biography of Joos van Cleve, see the Catalogue Entry for The Holy Family (32.100.57).The Subject of the Painting: The Last Judgment, representing the reappearance of Christ at the end of time to judge the living and the dead, is foretold in such biblical texts as Matthew 7:21–23, and 25:31–36; Luke 13: 23–28, and Revelation 20:11–12

Question How do we best harmonize the Bible's 'eschatological' texts? Some described unmitigated judgment and permanent destruction for the majority of

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The Last Judgment

Around 1500, the Netherlander Hieronymus Bosch (ca. 1450-1516) created images of hell as a fantastical wasteland of torment that relied heavily on the hold that belief in monsters had on the imagination of his contemporaries. Pieter Huys was prominent among his many imitators. In this vision of the end of time, Christ, surrounded by angels and the apostles, sits in the heavens as judge. Below, in a blasted landscape, angels and demons battle for souls risen from the dead. In the foreground…

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Artist: Jan van Eyck (Netherlandish, Maaseik ca. 1390–1441 Bruges) and Workshop Assistant. Date: ca. 1440–41. Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wo...