1465
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Last Judgment is a 1465 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows three figures in a flat, bold style. The center figure has a skeletal body but a crowned head, holding a cross. Two standing figures flank them—one in white robes, the other in yellow with a skull-like face. The colors are bright but faded, with green, red, and yellow patches. The skeletal figure suggests a religious theme about life after death. Woodcuts like this were often used to spread religious ideas in the 1400s. Check out the technique: woodcut to see how this print was made.
This 15th-century German artist carved vivid religious scenes into metal and wood, then hand-painted them in bright, symbolic colors.
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