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Last Judgment; after Michelangelo's fresco in the Sistine Chapel

ca. 1545
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Last Judgment; after Michelangelo's fresco in the Sistine Chapel
  • Artist: Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua)
  • Artist: After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1545
  • Medium: Engraving; three plates
  • Dimensions: Irregularly shaped: approx. sheet: 25 1/2 x 28 1/8 in. (64.8 x 71.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.570.45(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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