Next
Dinesh

Dinesh club

Posted: 09 Jul 2024

Taken: 08 Jul 2024

0 favorites     1 comment    22 visits

Keywords

From •
KNOW THYSELF •
Ingrid Rossellini •
Authoress •
Fairuse •

Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
All rights reserved
22 visits

this photo by Dinesh

Michelangelo's 'Last Judgement' (1536-1541), a fresco that covers the altar
wall of the Sistine Chapel and that from the strt aroused criticism
and controversy
Comments
 Dinesh
Dinesh club
The ‘Last Judgement’ is characterized by a dark and thunderous quality conveying the terror or an apocalyptic storm (page 417). The focal point of the scene is occupied by the figure of mighty judging Christ, Whose almost marked body bears a great resemblance to the classical sculpture of the ‘Apollo Belvedere’ kept in the Vatican. By raising His hand in the powerful gesture or command, Christ divides the blessed from the damned by assigning to each soul the place it will occupy for eternity in paradise or hell. The whirlwind of figures that surround the severe Pantocrator, of ‘Almighty’ is composed of saints and trumpeting angels awakening the dead, as well as a crowd of martyrs, each carrying the instrument with which he or she was tortured and killed. At the right and left corners, on the very top of the scene, holy figures present the instruments of Christ Passion, the cross and the pillar. The intensity of ‘Dies irae,’ or ‘God’s wrath,’ is fully felt on the left of Christ, whee the damned souls are dragged down to hell by horrible demons serving the king of darkness, Lucifer. Charon with his boat carrying the damned souls across the infernal river is a direct quotation of the same scene from Dante’s ‘Inferno’ that greatly inspired Michelangelo. ~ Page 418

KNOW THYSELF
19 months ago. Edited 19 months ago.

Sign-in to write a comment.