Religious, Schedel, Nuremberg Chronicle, Final Judgement
"Ultima etas mundi"
Final Judgement - Das juengste Gericht
Jesus Christ with lily and sword, Savior of Souls, flanked by Mother Mary and Saint John, announcing the Final Judgment.
At bottom the separation between those who enter heaven, passing the gate to heaven under the watchful eyes St. Peter and those who are, hellbound, awaited by the devil.
Type of print: Woodcut
Published in: Nuremberg Chronicle ("Weltchronik" (Liber Chronicarum)
Author: Hartmann Schedel.
Printer: Anton Koberger
Published: Nuremberg, 1493 Latin edition = first edition
Verso: Folio nr. CCLXV (265)
Text in Latin
Condition: Upper right margin corner supported underlaid with paper.
Lower left margin corner and lower margin has creases otherwise minimal traces of age and use.
44 x 27 cm (17.3 x 10.6")