Hieronymus WierixFlemish, 1553–1619
Laatste Oordeel
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Christus zit als rechter op de regenboog, zijn voeten rustend op de wereldbol. Hij wordt omgeven door cherubijnen, heiligen en apostelen. Op aarde staan de mensen op uit hun graf. Hun zielen worden verdeeld onder de engelen en de duivels.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-2006-318
What it shows
Comprehensive representation of Last Judgement: Christ (with sword and lily), often surrounded by elders and sometimes accompanied by Mary and John the Baptist, appears in the sky with trumpeting angels (and sometimes angels holding the instruments of the Passion)After the resurrection of the dead the blessed are led to heaven by angels, and the damned are dragged into hell by devils
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
