Last Judgment fresco in the dome of Florence Cathedral

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The Last Judgment fresco in the dome of Florence Cathedral is a monumental 16th-century depiction of the final judgment scene that dramatically covers Brunelleschi’s vast cupola with vivid, multi-tiered imagery of heaven, earth, and hell.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fresco
mural painting
religious artwork
artMovement Mannerism
century 16th century
commissionedBy Cosimo I de’ Medici
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
completedBy Federico Zuccari
composition multi-tiered imagery
contributedBy Federico Zuccari
Giorgio Vasari
country Italy
depicts Christ in Majesty
Last Judgment
linked to: The Last Judgment

angels
demons
earth
final judgment
heaven
hell
personifications of vices
personifications of virtues
saints
the blessed
the damned
the resurrection of the dead
designedSupportBy Filippo Brunelleschi
endDate 1579
feature concentric zones of figures
dramatic foreshortening
vivid coloration
genre Christian art
sacred art
locatedIn Florence
Florence Cathedral
Italy
Tuscany
location cupola of Florence Cathedral
dome of Florence Cathedral
mainArtist Giorgio Vasari
material fresco technique
paintedOn Brunelleschi’s dome
partOf interior decoration of Florence Cathedral dome
patron Cosimo I de’ Medici
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
religion Roman Catholicism
scale monumental
startDate 1572
subjectMatter Book of Revelation
Christian eschatology
Gospel accounts of the Last Judgment
surface masonry dome
technique buon fresco

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Federico Zuccari notableWork Last Judgment fresco in the dome of Florence Cathedral