1536 AD ITALY MICHELANGELO THE LAST JUDGMENT

Michelangelo's Last Judgment, the altar wall fresco of the Sistine Chapel, begun in 1536 and unveiled in 1541, a quarter-century after he finished the ceiling. Christ stands at the centre in judgment, the risen ascending to his right and the damned falling toward Charon's boat and hell below; the nudity of the more than 300 figures drew criticism almost immediately and led to painted drapery being added after Michelangelo's death.

The card

• Date — 1,536 AD
• Where — Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. 41.9022, 12.4534 — site
• Evidence grade — WEB-PHOTO

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