Michelangelo’s Last Judgment: an Artistic and Political Masterpiece
Words: 763 Pages: 3 6672The Last Judgment, a profound depiction of the Second Coming of Christ, where the dead are resurrected and judged to either join Christ in heaven or be damned to eternal suffering in hell, has been a source of artistic inspiration for centuries. Artists have grappled with the challenge of visualizing the end of worldly delight, using their work to educate the illiterate or to demonstrate power and authority. In the sixteenth century, this monumental task was undertaken by Michelangelo, a […]