The Last Judgment
triptych by Hans Memling in Gdansk
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Summary
The Last Judgment is a triptych[1]. It draws 1,404 Wikipedia views per month (triptych category, ranking #7 of 34).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Hans Memling[3]
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
- Country: Poland[5]
- Instance of: winged altarpiece[6], cycle of paintings[7], painting[8]
- Movement: Early Netherlandish painting[9]
- Genre: religious art[10]
- Based on: Book of Revelation[11]
- Depicts: angel[12], Day of Judgment[13]
- Made from material: oil paint[14], panel[15]
- Collection: National Museum in Gdańsk[16]
- Location: St. Mary's Basilica in Gdańsk[17], National Museum in Gdańsk[18], Belgium[19]
- Commons category: The Last Judgment (Memling)[20]
- Catalog code: 1[21], 8[22]
- Inception: 1467[23], January 1, 1469[24]
- Significant event: art theft[25]
- Main subject: Day of Judgment[26]
- Described at URL: http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/memling/1early3/02last00.html[27]
- Location of creation: Bruges[28]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 11U[29], 11U11[30]
- Title: The Last Judgment[31], Drieluik met het laatste oordeel (middenpaneel); De H. Petrus leidt de goede zielen (binnenzijde linkerluik); De hel (binnenzijde rechterluik)[32], Last Judgement[33]
- Different from: Sąd Ostateczny[34]
- Height: 223.5 cm[35], 221 cm[36]
- Width: 306 cm[37], 161 cm[38], 72.5 cm[39], 160 cm[40]
- Culture: Early Netherlandish painting[41]
- Copyright status: public domain[42]
Why It Matters
The Last Judgment has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]