The Last Judgment (Bosch triptych)
Encyclopedia
The Last Judgment is a triptych by Hieronymus Bosch, created after 1482.
The triptych currently resides at the Academie für Bildenden Künste
in Vienna
. The outside of the shutters are Grisaille
on panel, while the inside shutters and center are oil on panel. The left and right panels measure 167.7 x 60 cm and the center panel measures 164 x 127 cm. It is not to be confused with either a fragmented piece of art by Bosch under the same title (see The Last Judgment (Bosch triptych fragment)
, Munich
), or another full painting by Bosch or possibly a painter in his workshop (see The Last Judgement, Bruges
).
It has many similarities to The Haywain Triptych
, the left panel shows the Garden of Eden
, at the top God is shown seated in Heaven while the Rebel Angels
are cast out of Heaven are transformed into insects. At the bottom, God created Eve
out of the rib of Adam, and as the panel goes higher while Eve is tempted by the Serpent (possibly Lilith
) and are finally chased by the Angel into the dark forest signifying and dark sinful humanity, in the central panel where Jesus judges the souls while surrounded by the Saints, below is an earth ending by fire, where Demons seize the souls, and on the right panel is Hell
where the wicked souls are punished.
The triptych currently resides at the Academie für Bildenden Künste
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, Austria.- History :The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy by the court-painter Peter Strudl, who became the Praefectus Academiae Nostrae. In 1701 he was ennobled as Baron of the Empire...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. The outside of the shutters are Grisaille
Grisaille
Grisaille is a term for painting executed entirely in monochrome or near-monochrome, usually in shades of grey. It is particularly used in large decorative schemes in imitation of sculpture. Many grisailles in fact include a slightly wider colour range, like the Andrea del Sarto fresco...
on panel, while the inside shutters and center are oil on panel. The left and right panels measure 167.7 x 60 cm and the center panel measures 164 x 127 cm. It is not to be confused with either a fragmented piece of art by Bosch under the same title (see The Last Judgment (Bosch triptych fragment)
The Last Judgment (Bosch triptych fragment)
The Last Judgment is a triptych created by Hieronymus Bosch. Unlike the alternate triptych with the same name, The Last Judgment, only a fragment of this one exists today. It resides at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich....
, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
), or another full painting by Bosch or possibly a painter in his workshop (see The Last Judgement, Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
).
It has many similarities to The Haywain Triptych
The Haywain Triptych
Haywain is a triptych panel painting by Hieronymus Bosch in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain, painted after 1510. This dating is based on the dendrochronological research of the panels. The centre panel measures 140 by 100 cm, and the wings measure 147 by 66 cm. A second version is in El...
, the left panel shows the Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden is in the Bible's Book of Genesis as being the place where the first man, Adam, and his wife, Eve, lived after they were created by God. Literally, the Bible speaks about a garden in Eden...
, at the top God is shown seated in Heaven while the Rebel Angels
Fallen angel
Fallen angel is a concept developed in Jewish mythology from interpretation of the Book of Enoch. The actual term fallen angel is not found in either the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament. Christians adopted the concept of fallen angels mainly based on their interpretations of the Book of...
are cast out of Heaven are transformed into insects. At the bottom, God created Eve
Eve (Bible)
Eve was, according to the creation of Abrahamic religions, the first woman created by God...
out of the rib of Adam, and as the panel goes higher while Eve is tempted by the Serpent (possibly Lilith
Lilith
Lilith is a character in Jewish mythology, found earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be related to a class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian texts. However, Lowell K. Handy notes, "Very little information has been found relating to the Akkadian and Babylonian view...
) and are finally chased by the Angel into the dark forest signifying and dark sinful humanity, in the central panel where Jesus judges the souls while surrounded by the Saints, below is an earth ending by fire, where Demons seize the souls, and on the right panel is Hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
where the wicked souls are punished.