The Last Judgment

Giovanni Battista della Rovere

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista della Rovere

Artist, Milanese, c. 1561 - probably 1630

This is a drawing of a celestial gathering with figures in a heavenly setting. The scene depicts an assembly with numerous figures. Some figures are kneeling or gesturing upwards. The upper part of the composition shows seated figures that appear to be observing. The drawing is detailed with flowing robes and dynamic postures, conveying movement and mysticism. The use of light and shade is achieved through delicate line work and subtle washes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 25.4 x 19.4 cm (10 x 7 5/8 in.)
    support: 30 x 23.5 cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8879

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2024

  • Bober, Jonathan. "Seventeenth-century Milanese drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and some associated collections."Arte Lombarda 200-201, no. 1-2 (2024): 80, fig. 12.

Inscriptions

in later hand, across bottom on mount: dal Fontana [Prospero] Master to Ludov. Carrache; lower center verso in brown ink: Last Judgment

Wikidata ID

Q64572322

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