The Last Judgment
Alart du Hameel
1478/1506
Medium
Engraving in black on buff laid paper
Dimensions
24.2 × 35.1 cm (9 9/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84755
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Artist and architect Alart du Hameel engraved the word Bosche at the top of most of his prints. This likely refers to his birthplace of ’s-Hertogenbosch. The undulation, rowdiness, and irrepressible flatulence of the creatures are also characteristic of Hieronymus Bosch, indicating the design may be after a painting by Bosch, now lost. In this chaotic battle between good and evil, only a select few souls are ushered to heaven through the narrow chasm in the upper left corner. The foreground teem...