The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 13, 2026

A vertical woodcut print in bold black lines depicts the Last Judgment. Centered, Christ sits on a rainbow with a sword and lily branch in his mouth. Below, crowned Mary and bearded John the Baptist kneel with light skin tones and hands joined in prayer. Beneath them, nude figures rise from graves; some enter a gate on our left, while others enter a fanged mouth on our right. Inscribed Latin text lines the bottom.

Das Jüngste Gericht

c. 1490

Germany

woodcut
Sheet: 45.2 x 31.6 cm (17 13/16 x 12 7/16 in.); Mat Size: 49 x 36.2 cm (19 5/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1923.401
Location: Not on view
  • 15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 11-28, 1935).
  • {{cite web|title=Das Jüngste Gericht|url=false|author=|year=c. 1490|access-date=13 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1923.401