The artwork, titled “Last Judgment, right wing,” was created by Hieronymus Bosch between 1504 and 1508. Executed with oil on panel and measuring 60 x 167 cm, it belongs to the Northern Renaissance art movement and is a religious painting. Currently, it is housed in the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, in Vienna, Austria.
The artwork portrays a vivid and haunting depiction of the Last Judgment, a common theme in religious art. The scene is chaotic and filled with nightmarish imagery characteristic of Bosch’s style. The composition is densely populated with grotesque and fantastical creatures, often engaged in acts of torment and suffering. The color palette is dark, with areas illuminated by fiery glows, enhancing the sense of damnation and despair. The attention to minute details invites viewers to closely examine the myriad of scenes unfolding within the composition, each telling a part of the larger narrative of divine judgment and the eternal consequences of human actions.
