The Last Judgment Fresco Michelangelo Buonarroti Postcard

The Last Judgment is a fresco by Michelangelo on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. It took four years to complete and was executed from 1537 to 1541. Michelangelo began working on it three decades after having finished the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The work is massive and spans the entire wall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel. It is a depiction of the second coming of Christ and the final and eternal judgment by God of all humanity. The souls of humans rise and descend to their fates, as judged by Christ surrounded by his saints. This image has been digitally filtered to reduce blurring. This effect is more noticeable the larger the image is. Sign up to Mr. Rebates for FREE and save 12% on any zazzle order in addition to a $5.00 sign up bonus All Rights Reserved; without: prejudice, recourse or notice (U.C.C. 1-308) "the last judgment" "the last judgement" michelangelo fresco "sistine chapel" "vatican city" 1541 "last judgment" "last judgement" "christian art" "christian painting" christian jesus christ "jesus christ" judgment judgement "final judgment" "final judgement" revelations "Michelangelo art" "Michelangelo painting" "second coming of Christ" "second coming" "Sistine Chapel ceiling" christianity angels saints Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni "michelangelo Buonarroti" "Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni"