Item Details:

THE LAST JUDGMENT

ANONYMOUS

RENAISSANCE, circa 1500

Original Oil Painting on Oak Board

Size: 24.9 x 33 in; 63.2 x 83.8 cm

Signed: Anonymous

The Last Judgment has inspired numerous artistic depictions, including painting, sculpture and evangelical work, including the early present work. Extant paintings from as early as the 11th century have depicted The Last Judgment, a/k/a Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord as embodiments of this concept. Christianity considers the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to entail the final judgment by God of all people who have ever lived, resulting in the approval of some and the penalizing of most. The concept is found in all the canonical gospels, particularly in the Gospel of Matthew, as well also followed by Islam, where it is mentioned in many chapters of the Quran, according to some interpretations. Christian futurists believe the Last Judgment will follow the resurrection of the dead and the Second Coming of Jesus, while full preterists believe it has already occurred.

Provenance; The Rt. Hon. Viscount Chandos; His sale, London, Sotheby's, 26 November 1958, lot 154, for £400 to P. Pearson, where acquired; The Property Of Sir Peter Moores, Cbe, Dl, Removed From Parbold Hall; Last obtained from Sotheby's Sale London, November 19, 2019, Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts & Popular Culture, Inc., Cape May, NJ.