The Last Judgment, from Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 6 1/2 in. (24 × 16.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Junius S. Morgan, 1919
Accession Number
19.52.63
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling print workshops of early 16th-century Nuremberg Hans Schäufelein, a gifted pupil of Albrecht Dürer, created striking woodcut *The Last Judgment* in 1507. Featured in Ulrich Pinder's book *Speculum passion domini nostri Ihes Christi*—printed by Friedrich Peypus—it captures the climactic drama of Christian eschatology, Christ presides over the separation of the saved and damned amid scenes of suffering and divine retribution. As a woodcut on a modest sheet (9 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.), the print exemplifies the Northern Renaissance's mastery of this technique, where intricate carvings o...
About the Artist
Hans Schäufelein|Ulrich Pinder|Friedrich Peypus · 1480–1540
Hans Schäufelein (c. 1480–c. 1540) was a German painter and graphic artist of the Northern Renaissance whose career placed him at the heart of one of the most dynamic artistic environments in European history. As a young man, he entered the workshop of Albrecht Dürer in Nuremberg, an experience that proved decisive: Dürer's meticulous approach to draughtsmanship, his mastery of printmaking, and hi...