Death smiles
Petrus Christus - The Last Judgement
byΒ Sailko
This brilliant detail brought back some memories from my first trip abroad in 2012, in #Berlin, specifically of the GemΓ€ldegalerie!Β Petrus Christus worked in Bruges starting around 1444 and painted The Last Judgement in 1452. Β This portion of the larger painting represented Judgement Day, a concept that originated likely with Zoroastrianism between 1800 BC and 600 BC and continued on throughout Babylonian and Egyptian times through to the Jewish, Islamic and Christian faiths. Β The full painting is stunning, but this is one of its more famous details.Β Β













