About the Artwork
Last Judgment
19th century
Michelangelo (Artist) Italian, 1475-1564 Niccolo La Volpe (Artist) Italian, 1789-1876
Engraving in ink on wove paper
Plate: 34 5/8 × 23 7/8 inches (87.9 × 60.6 cm) Sheet: 41 7/8 × 29 1/4 inches (106.4 × 74.3 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S1219
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in plate, lower center: N. La Volpe dis. e inc. | Giudizo Universale | Da Michel' Angelo Buonarroti dipinto a fresco al | Vaticano nella Cappella Sistina. Inscribed, in brown ink, lower left of sheet: No. 1219. The Last Judgement. By - N. La Volpe.
Marked, drystamp, within the plate mark, lower right corner: REGIA CALCOGRAFIA DI ROMA (Lugt 2144) Marked, drystamp, lower right corner of sheet: CALCOGRAFIA CAMERALE
Provenance
Mrs. James E. Scripps [Harriet J.] (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Niccolo La Volpe; after Michelangelo, Last Judgment, 19th century, engraving in ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S1219.
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