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Last Judgement
Sistine Chapel Last Judgement
The Last Judgment was planned for the present altar wall as a perennial warning about the frailty of life and the universe.
Sistine Chapel Last Judgement
To the center Christ is represented surrounded from the saints and with his mother to his side.
Central detail: Christ
On the top there are two upper lunettes with groups of angels bearing in flight the symbols of the Passion
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| Lunettes detail: angels with Symbols of the Passion | |
St Catherine of Alexandria with the cogwheel and St Sebastian kneeling holding the arrows are the covered figures by Daniele da Volterra with so-called "braghe".
Right of the middle section: St Catherine and St Biagio
To the left of the Christ St Andrew can be recognized, turned of shoulders, with his cross in hand and St John the Baptist, mighty in his build, he could represent Adam.
Left of the middle section: Adam or St John the Baptist
In the middle there are the angels of the Apocalypse who are wakening the dead to the sound of long trumpets.
Middle Section: Angels with long trumpets
In the bottom there's St Bartholomew with his own skin which is usually recognized as being a self-portrait of Michelangelo
Middle Section: St Bartholomew
The Minos body is wrapped in the coils of the serpent.
Right of bottom section: Minos
Charon with his oars, together with his devils, makes the damned get out of his boat.
Middle of bottom section: Charon
Last update March 26th, 2008