Jheronimus Bosch ca. 1450 – 1516

The Last Judgement

oil on panel (164 × 247 cm) — c. 1482 or later Museum Gemäldegalerie of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna Twitter Share on Twitter

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This work is linked to Revelation 14:8

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Triptych by Hieronymus Bosch. The left wing tells the story of Adam and Eve: the creation of man, the eating of the apple and the expulsion from Paradise.

The center panel shows the Last Judgment, a popular medieval subject. Seated in heaven, Jesus decides who will go to Hell and who will enter Heaven. The earth is on fire and strange creatures capture the remaining sinners.

The right wing shows Hell, destination of the doomed.

The Last Judgement

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