Caption
Last Judgment, print, The fresco 'The Last Judgment' by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. At the top between the two arches, the portrait of Michelangelo, at the age of 73., collector's mark: 'Hinloopen', after print by Martino Rota, Italy, after painting by Michelangelo, Vatican City, printer (person): Niccolò Nelli, Venice, 1576, Martino Rota, Michelangelo, Niccolò Nelli, printmaker, after print by, after painting by, printer (person), paper, engraving, height 262 mm x width 187 mm, The composition with the portrait of Michelangelo above the fresco is by Martino Rota., Person, portrait, self-portrait of artist, Last Judgement, A densely engraved scene fills the page with numerous human figures arranged across a vertical composition, many clustered on swirling clouds and rays of light near the top, where a central luminous oval surrounds a small group of standing and seated figures with a ladder and cloud platforms; surrounding them are many groups of standing, seated, and reclining figures in varied poses, some on clouds, some on boats, and some on rocky ground, with bands of radiating lines and layered clouds acting as background; the lower half shows crowded masses of people in dynamic, contorted poses, some entangled, some reaching, and some carrying others, with a shoreline and rocky outcrops at the bottom and scattered plants in the foreground; the entire image is rendered in fine line engraving with an oval portrait medallion at the top center and architectural arching lines framing the upper corners.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26A83_038
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