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The Last Judgment Surrounded By Angels, Hieronymous Bosch, Painting Christian, The Last Judgment, 16th Century Art, Prado Madrid, Pieter Bruegel The Elder, Pieter Bruegel, The Apostles

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…

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 The Last Judgment, Keyhole Hanger, The Judge, Wall Frame, Artwork Display, Wood Plaques, Religious Art, Giclée Print, Metropolitan Museum Of Art

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

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