The Last Judgement

The Last Judgement from 1452 by Petrus Christus tackles one of the most ambitious subjects in Christian art, depicting the final reckoning of all souls. This cosmic subject was less common in Christus's output than his intimate devotional panels, making it a significant addition to his oeuvre Petrus Christus continued the tradition of Jan van Eyck in Bruges, introducing spatial innovations and intimate domestic settings that anticipated later Flemish developments.

The complex multi-figure composition demands a more expansive format than Christus's typical work, with the separation of the saved and damned organized within a structured heavenly and infernal landscape.