The Last Judgment, from The Passion of Christ, plate 32
1664
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/16 in. × 14 in. (51 × 35.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.4281
Tags
Art Historical Context
Grégoire Huret's *The Last Judgment*, plate 32 from his series *The Passion of* (1664), captures one of Christianity's most dramatic eschatological scenes. Created during the height of the Baroque era in France, this engraving depicts Christ in glory amid the resurrection of the dead, the saved ascending to heaven, and the damned descending to perdition—hallmarks of Counter-Reformation art emphasizing divine judgment and redemption. Huret, a Parisian engraver and painter active in the mid-17th century, drew from traditional iconography, blending intricate detail with theatrical energy to evoke...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman