Christ Tells His Disciples of the Last Judgment
1630
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1630
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ Tells His Disciples of the Last Judgment is a 1630 ink by Christoph Murer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows a group of people in a dim, shadowy room. On the left, a woman holds a child while two men stand behind her, looking worried. To the right, an older man gestures toward a distant cityscape, with another man peeking over his shoulder. The scene looks like a warning—maybe about the future. The artist used sharp lines to show emotion and movement, even though it’s just ink on paper. Next, check out the technique: woodcut to see how artists carved these scenes into blocks.
