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Michelangelo Last Judgement Analysis
Jolene Stillwell
HUM 120
Professor Langley
Unit III Painting
10/27/17

The Last Judgment The last judgment was painted by the famous painter Michelangelo. This piece was made in the years 1536-1541. The Last Judgment is located in the Sistine Chapel which is located in Vatican City, a country in Europe. I first viewed this painting in my humanities book Experience Humanities on page 341. The painting centers Christ in the middle surrounded by angels and people going to heaven and those going to hell. It shows the angels and trumpets that resembles when the trumpets will sound and the saved shall join Christ in heaven and those who are lost won’t. The color of the painting is dark and gloomy almost. Around Christ there is a glimmer of light

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