Last Judgment

Michelangelo�s Last Judgment, the large fresco on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, dates from 1536-1541�about 30 years after the famous ceiling frescoes were painted. This painting of judgment day, with its grotesque and twisted figures, represents one of the earliest examples of Mannerist art. Christ stands in the center of the fresco meting out justice, while the saved rise on the left and the damned descend on the right.