Peter Paul Rubens
(1577-1640)
The Small Judgement,
um 1621/22
Material / Technology / Carrier
Holz
Dimensions of the object
184,5 x 120,4 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 12
Acquisition
1806 aus der Galerie Düsseldorf
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Peter Paul Rubens, Das Kleine Jüngste Gericht, um 1621/22, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/9pL3Qel4eb (Last updated on 28.08.2023)
Originally planned as ‘The Fall of the Damned’, the lunette was supplemented at a later stage to incorporate central motifs from the Last Judgement. That this is a new design is shown by the trumpeting angels executed on top of the first layer of paint.
