The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment

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The Last Judgment,

ca. 1550–70

after Hieronymus Bosch or follower, ca. 1450–1516; born Holland, Netherlands; died 's Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Published by Hieronymus Cock, 1507–1570; born and died Antwerp, Belgium
x1975-120
This densely populated tryptich represents the popular apocalyptic theme of the fate of human souls at the moment of the Last Judgment. Angels battle demons in the central scene, while the side panels represent heaven and hell: on the left, blessed souls frolic in an idyllic setting, presided over by Christ; on the right, the damned are tortured in a rocky landscape. Much of the imagery is reminiscent of the work of Hieronymus Bosch. This large engraving, printed in Antwerp by the publisher Hieronymus Cock, is a pastiche of motifs deriving from altarpieces by Bosch and his followers. The illusionistic frame implies that the print is a reproduction of an actual altarpiece.

Information

Title
The Last Judgment
Dates

ca. 1550–70

Maker
after Hieronymus Bosch or follower
Published by Hieronymus Cock
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 33.7 x 50 cm. (13 1/4 x 19 11/16 in.) sheet: 37.5 x 53.5 cm. (14 3/4 x 21 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James H. Lockhart, Jr., Class of 1935
Object Number
x1975-120
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription
Signed in plate in left plate, lower left corner: HIERONYMVS BOS INVENTOR Inscribed in plate in center plate, lower rght: HIERONYMVS COCK EXCVDE Six lines in Latin inscribed in plate along bottom, from left to right: IVSTORVM ANIMAE IN MANV DEI SVNT, NEC […] TOLLITE O PORTAE CAPITA VESTRA ATTOLLIMINI FORES […] SVIS, VT QVI A. DNO DEFECERINT. Inscribed in graphite in unknown hand, lower left: after Hieronymous Bosch (anonymous)
Marks/Labels/Seals
Watermark: [Gothic R?]
Reference Numbers
Hollstein 131.7
Culture
Netherlandish, European
Type
prints, triptychs, engravings
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
landscapes (representations), religious art, men, figures (representations), women, grotesques

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