Which artist painted The Last Judgment (1536–1541) in the Sistine Chapel?

Which artist painted The Last Judgment (1536–1541) in the Sistine Chapel?

• A. Pieter Bruegel the Elder
• B. John Martin
• C. Michelangelo
• D. Otto Dix

Answer: (C)

The painting was created by Michelangelo. He executed The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel between 1536 and 1541, commissioned by Pope Paul III. The fresco portrays Christ as the judge, with the saved rising toward heaven and the damned dragged toward hell, rendered in Michelangelo’s powerful, sculptural figures and dynamic composition. The other artists listed worked in different times and places and are known for very different subjects, so they did not contribute this particular work.

The painting was created by Michelangelo. He executed The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel between 1536 and 1541, commissioned by Pope Paul III. The fresco portrays Christ as the judge, with the saved rising toward heaven and the damned dragged toward hell, rendered in Michelangelo’s powerful, sculptural figures and dynamic composition. The other artists listed worked in different times and places and are known for very different subjects, so they did not contribute this particular work.