Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Last Judgment
Alternate Title:
Last Judgement
Image View:
Detail, second register, Christ before an altar between two angels and the twelve Apostles
Creator:
Nicolaus and Johannes (Italian artist, active 12th century)
Location:
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 40526
Location Note:
Vatican Museums (Pinacoteca); Viale Vaticano
GPS:
41.906389 12.454444
Date:
ca. 1150-1199 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Gothic (Medieval)
Work Type 1:
altarpiece
Work Type 2:
panel painting
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
tempera and gold leaf on wood panel
Technique:
gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Measurements:
288 cm (height) x 243 cm (width)
Subjects:
New Testament; saints; Apostles; Jesus Christ; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Description:
This panel of an unusual shape (round with a rectangular base) comes from the Oratory of S. Gregorio Nazianzeno in Rome. The depiction of the Last Judgment is divided into five overlapping phases, each with an explicative text in Latin. The donors are portrayed and identified by a text at the bottom: the abbess Costanza and the nun Benedetta. The work is signed by Nicolaus and Johannes. The dating is quite controversial. In the past it oscillated between the end of the XI and the second half of the XII centuries, whereas today the latter is considered the most likely. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://www.museivati cani.va/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
6A1-NGIO-VM-FJ-A03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Last Judgment