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God and his angels sit in judgment; they divide humanity into the elect and the damned. Mezzotint by J. Stephenson after J. Martin.

Christ appears in the skies on the day of judgement. Engraving by J. Cole after M. Rota after Michelangelo.

Saint Jerome. Engraving by F. de La Mare-Richard after L. de La Hyre.

The naked are led to hell on the day of judgement. Etching.

The heavens open on the day of judgement; Christ appears above the coast of the Netherlands. Engraving, 16th century.

The four horsemen of the Apocalypse galloping through the clouds. Woodcut, 16th century.

The Last Judgment: the graves open and the dead emerge. Line engraving by P. de Jode the elder, 1615, after Jean Cousin the younger.

Two angels blowing trumpets, about to cause disaster at the Apocalypse. Woodcut, c. 16th century.

The ages of man represented in a step scheme; with the divine judgement under the stairs. Coloured etching.

The archangel Michael, holding a flaming sword and the scales of justice; in heaven the angels kneel before Christ; representing the Day of Judgement. Woodcut.

The identification of the wicked and their descent into hell. Engraving by A. Collaert.

Lightning and stars fall on the earth on the day of Judgement; the sun and the moon hang simultaneously in the sky. Woodcut, 16th century.

The last judgment. Etching by D. Cunego, 1780, after Michelangelo.

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The identification of the wicked and their descent into hell. Engraving by A. Collaert.

Lightning and stars fall on the earth on the day of Judgement; the sun and the moon hang simultaneously in the sky. Woodcut, 16th century.

The Last Judgment: the graves open and the dead emerge. Line engraving by P. de Jode the elder, 1615, after Jean Cousin the younger.

God and his angels sit in judgment; they divide humanity into the elect and the damned. Mezzotint by J. Stephenson after J. Martin.

The last judgment. Etching by D. Cunego, 1780, after Michelangelo.