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Last Judgment: 'from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead'
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Last Judgment: 'from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead'

Johann Sadeler (I) · 1579 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The seventh article of faith: the belief in the Last Judgment. Christ sits on a rainbow in the clouds with the Virgin Mary kneeling next to him. He judges the world during the Last Judgment. Around them angels and the apostles. On earth all the dead rise from their graves. They are led by angels to heaven (left) or by devils to hell (right). The print has a Latin inscription with a Bible quote referring to the depicted Bible story and a Latin caption on the Apostles' Creed. The seventh print in a twelve-part series on the Creed.

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Credit lineLaatste Oordeel: 'vandaar zal Hij komen oordelen de levenden en de doden'. 1579. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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