Who created "The Last Judgment"?

The Last Judgment was created by Pieter Bruegel the Elder|Pieter van der Heyden|Hieronymus Cock in 1558.

What medium is "The Last Judgment"?

The Last Judgment is Engraving; first state of two.

Is "The Last Judgment" in the public domain?

Yes, The Last Judgment is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Last Judgment

Pieter Bruegel the Elder|Pieter van der Heyden|Hieronymus Cock

1558

Medium

Engraving; first state of two

Dimensions

sheet: 10 1/4 x 13 9/16 in. (26 x 34.4 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928

Accession Number

28.4(36)

Tags

Last Judgement

Art Historical Context

Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, where Pieter Bruegel the Elder's *The Last Judgment* (8) captivates its dramatic vision of apocalypse. Designed by the renowned Northern Renaissance master Bruegel, known for intricate, morally charged landscapes and crowd scenes, this engraving was meticulously executed by Pieter van derden and published by Hieronymus Cock. Depicting the biblical Last Judgment it swirls with chaotic figures rising from graves, angels trumpeting, and the divine divide between saved souls and the damned— a vivid reflection of 16th-centu...

The Last Judgment

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