Caption

The Last Judgment; creators: Cock, Hieronymus ca. 1510–1570 publisher?, Bosch, Hieronymus ca. 1450–1516 painter; co-creator, Heyden, Pieter van der ca. 1530–post 1584 engraver; author?, Galle, Philips 1537–1612 engraver; author?; subject: The Last Judgment, fantasy creatures, demons, angels; date: ca. 1560; place of origin: Antwerp; medium/function: print, graphic print., The image shows an intricately detailed monochrome engraving with a central figure suspended above a globe inside an oval light halo, surrounded by a curved arch; the scene below is a chaotic landscape filled with many small human and hybrid figures in various contorted poses, some riding or being led by animal-like creatures, others climbing, falling, or struggling on rocky hills and uneven terrain. To the left there is a fortified tower or structure with figures interacting on ramps and platforms, and nearby winged beings hover and fly amid flowing banners; to the right a rocky cliffside rises with clustered figures on ledges and a group of figures seated on clouds above. The foreground contains a winding river or valley populated by more distorted figures and creatures, some carrying shields or musical instruments, and several scenes of pulling, pushing, and wrestling are visible across the middle ground. The overall palette is grayscale with shades of black, gray, and off-white, and the engraving displays fine linear textures and crosshatching throughout.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_189

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Rights managed

Available size

75.4Mb (6.2Mb) / 20.0in x 14.6in / 6000 x 4394 (300dpi)

Keywords

Last Judgment creators Cock Hieronymus ca 1510–1570 publisher Bosch 1450–1516 painter co-creator Heyden Pieter van der ca 1530–post 1584 engraver author Galle Philips 1537–1612 engraver subject fantasy creatures demons angels date ca 1560 place origin Antwerp medium function print graphic print image intricately detailed monochrome engraving central figure suspended globe inside oval light halo surrounded curved arch scene chaotic landscape filled small human hybrid figures various contorted poses riding led animal- creatures climbing falling struggling rocky hills uneven terrain left fortified tower structure figures interacting ramps platforms nearby winged beings hover fly flowing banners right rocky cliffside rises clustered figures ledges group figures seated clouds foreground contains winding river valley populated distorted figures carrying shields musical instruments several scenes pulling pushing wrestling visible across middle ground palette grayscale shades black gray off-white engraving displays fine linear textures crosshatching .