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The Last Judgment |
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Jan Provoost, Netherlandish, 1462/5-1529 The Last Judgment, c. 1505 Oil on wood, 108.5 x 92 cm Fogg Art Museum Anonymous gift, and the Kate, Maurice R., and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in honor of Philip A. and Lynn Straus 1997.2 |
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| Many Renaissance paintings blur
the distinction between the secular and the religious. In the
Last Judgment, Christ separates the damned from the blessed. In
this painting, that judgment is symbolized by the sword and the
lily. Paintings of the Last Judgment were not necessarily religious
commissions. They also had secular functions and were frequently placed
in courtrooms. In that context, they helped underscore the legitimacy
of the courts' authority, while reminding the magistrates of their mandate
to remain fair and just, as they too were awaiting Final Judgment.
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