The Last Judgment (after 1482). Hieronymus Bosch. Oil-on-wood-triptych. The left and right panels measure 167.7 x 60 cm and the center panel measures 164 x 127 cm. Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria. Left Panel The left panel depicts the Garden of Eden of the biblical history, as a green landscape in the lower three-quarters. [2] In the upper section Bosch portrayed God sitting on his throne, surrounded by a luminous halo. Around him is a cloudy sky, with angels fighting rebellious angels who are turning into devils as they fall. Below are, reading from the bottom, [3] God creating Eve from Adam's rib, with Adam sleeping at her feet; [4] the Serpent tempting Eve and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; [5] and, finally, Adam and Eve expelled from the Garden by an angel, who holds a sword, into a dark forest. Central panel The central painting depicts a Last Judgement, based on John's Book of Revelation. [6] Above is Christ as a judge, surrounded by the Virgin Mary, John the Evangelist and the apostles. The celestial zone, painted in a bright blue, contrasts with the rest of the panel, which is occupied by a dark brownish punishment of the Damned, while the Blessed occupy only a small portion. [7] The punishments come from monstrous creatures of Hell: the damned are burned, speared, impaled, hung from butcher hooks, forced to eat impure food (the Gluttonous), or subjects to cogs of bizarre machines. This scene has strong similarities with the right panel in Bosch's Garden at the Museo del Prado. Right panel Thematically, the hell at right is not different from the Last Judgement. [8] Satan, in the center, receives the damned souls. The torture scenes continue in this panel, within a dark landscape dominated by flames and devilish figures. #lastjudgment #hieronymusbosch #bosch #heironymousbosch https://www.instagram.com/p/B5RTWsnFXn9/?igshid=kojjqr380o7y
