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Judgement Scene with a Bound Prisoner — History & Facts

The German artist Adam Elsheimer spent the last ten years of his life in Rome, where he became acquainted with Pieter Lastman and Jan Pynas. In this rapidly drawn sketch, he skillfully laid out a large-scale judgement scene. His masterful compositions – usually infused with Italian motifs, such as the palazzo in the background here – exerted a tremendous influence on the Amsterdam history painters.

More Artworks by Adam Elsheimer

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, oil on copper by Adam Elsheimer, featuring John in a dark wilderness.

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Adam Elsheimer

Tobias en de engel by Adam Elsheimer, oil painting depicting Tobias with an angel.

Tobias en de engel

Adam Elsheimer

Two standing men with turbans, oil on copper by Adam Elsheimer

Twee staande mannen met tulbanden

Adam Elsheimer

Religious scene of Balaam on a donkey meeting an angel, oil painting by Adam Elsheimer

Bileam op zijn ezel ontmoet de engel

Adam Elsheimer

Etching by Adam Elsheimer depicting a confident woman with a bowl standing on a cloud

Allegorie met vrouw met beker staand op wolk

Adam Elsheimer

Portrait of an elderly man in a robe, oil on copper by Adam Elsheimer

Oude man in lang gewaad

Adam Elsheimer

A woman in a red skirt lifts a bowl, while an old woman and a boy observe in a dimly lit, textured interior.

Ceres in the House of Hecuba

Adam Elsheimer

The goddess Minerva presides in a shadowy chamber filled with scholarly tools and figures absorbed in study.

Minerva as patroness of Arts and Sciences

Adam Elsheimer

A woman in a red cloak walks barefoot in darkness, while a small boy mocks her, illuminated by a flickering candle.

The Mocking of Ceres

Adam Elsheimer

A small altarpiece depicting six scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary, with a central coronation scene surrounded by angels.

House Altar with Six Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary

Adam Elsheimer

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More Religious Art

A triptych showing a lush garden with nude figures and animals on the left, a vibrant central panel of nude humans and fantastical creatures, and a dark, fiery hellscape with tortured figures on the right.

The Garden of Earthly Delights

Hieronymus Bosch

Father embraces his son in an etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Rembrandt van Rijn

A young woman in a red dress and blue mantle sits on a rock with two children, one holding a small bird, set against a landscape of hills and trees.

Madonna of the Goldfinch

Raphael

Rembrandt's 'The Crucifixion' depicts a dramatic moment in a religious context.

The Crucifixion

Rembrandt van Rijn

Rubens' depiction of Christ on the Cross with Mary, Mary Magdalene, and St John in a moment of profound grief.

Christ on the Cross with Maria, Mary Magdalene and St John

Peter Paul Rubens

A muscular female figure in an orange robe twists her body holding a massive open book above her head, with a young attendant seated behind her.

Libyan Sibyl

Michelangelo

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