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Engraving of a radiant bearded figure enthroned on clouds, with angels above and nude figures rising from open graves below.

The Last Judgement: graves opening, angels and rising dead, engraving 1564

An engraving showing a bearded, radiant figure enthroned on clouds above a crowd of figures rising from open graves. Angels with swords and trumpets fill the heavenly zones, while nude, skeletal and struggling figures press across the foreground beneath a Latin inscription.

Artist
Maarten van Heemskerck
Date
1564
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3072 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1564.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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