Original outline engraving of Michelangelo's Last Judgment, the fresco of the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel painted between 1536 and 1541. It reproduces the whole composition in line only, without shading, in the manner in which study prints for drawing academies were published.
Original outline engraving of Michelangelo's Last Judgment, the fresco of the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel painted between 1536 and 1541. It reproduces the whole composition in line only, without shading, in the manner in which study prints for drawing academies were published.
It follows the engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, 1727 - Lisbon, 1815), one of the most celebrated intaglio engravers of his time, engraver to King George III in London and later director of the Academy of Lisbon. The composition is complete, with the double lunettes above and the socle of the altar.
Medium: Copper engraving in outline.
Artist / after: After the fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti in the Sistine Chapel.
Engraver: After the engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence, 1727 - Lisbon, 1815).
Dimensions: 13.8 x 12.2 in (35 x 31 cm).
Condition: Margins trimmed. The paper looks clean and without noticeable stains in the photograph.