The Last Judgment
by MICHELANGELO

This fresco was commissioned by Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) shortly before his death. His successor, Paul III Farnese (1534-1549), forced Michelangelo to a rapid execution of this work, the largest single fresco of the century.


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Last Judgment (extra large size image)
1537-41
Fresco, 1370 x 1220 cm
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment
1537-41
Fresco, 1370 x 1220 cm
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment
1537-41
Fresco, 1370 x 1220 cm
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment (detail)
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment (detail)
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment (detail)
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment (detail)
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment (detail)
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment (detail)
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment (detail)
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican


Last Judgment (detail)
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican



Summary of works by Michelangelo
All genres
Sculptures | Paintings | Sistine Chapel | Drawings | Architecture
Sculptures
-1501 | 1502- | David | Julius II's Tomb | Medici Tomb | Pietās
Paintings
Easel paintings | Frescoes in Pauline Chapel
Sistine Chapel
Division of the ceiling | Genesis | Prophets | Sibyls | Ignudi
Spandrels | Lunettes | Triangles | Medallions
Last Judgment
Architecture
until 1530 | after 1530



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