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Engraving of a radiant bearded figure enthroned on clouds, with angels above and nude figures rising from open graves below.

The graves open on the day of judgement; Christ, apostles and female saints look on. Engraving after M. Heemskerck, 1564.

An engraving showing a bearded, radiant figure enthroned on clouds above a crowd of figures rising from open graves. Angels with swords and trumpets fill the heavenly zones, while nude, skeletal and struggling figures press across the foreground beneath a Latin inscription.

Artist
Maarten van Heemskerck
Date
1564
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3072 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1564.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: El Juicio Final: tumbas abiertas, ángeles y muertos resucitados, grabado de 1564

Un grabado que muestra una figura barbada y radiante sentada en un trono de nubes, por encima de una multitud de figuras que emergen de tumbas abiertas. Ángeles con espadas y trompetas llenan las zonas celestiales, mientras figuras desnudas, esqueléticas y en lucha avanzan por el primer plano bajo una inscripción en latín.

Português: O Juízo Final: túmulos abertos, anjos e mortos ressuscitados, gravura de 1564

Uma gravura que mostra uma figura barbada e radiante entronizada sobre nuvens, acima de uma multidão de figuras que surgem de túmulos abertos. Anjos com espadas e trombetas preenchem as zonas celestes, enquanto figuras nuas, esqueléticas e em luta avançam pelo primeiro plano sob uma inscrição em latim.

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