The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)
Coordinates: 41°54′10″N 12°27′15″E / 41.90278°N 12.45417°E / 41.90278; 12.45417
| Italian: Il Giudizio Universale | |
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| Artist | Michelangelo |
| Year | 1537-1541 |
| Type | Fresco |
| Dimensions | 1370 cm × 1200 cm (539.3 in × 472.4 in) |
| Location | Sistine Chapel, Vatican City |
The Last Judgment is a canonical fresco by the Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo executed on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. The work took four years to complete and was done between 1536 and 1541 (preparation of the altar wall began in 1535.) Michelangelo began working on it some twenty years after having finished the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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