Last Judgement (Fra Bartolomeo)

Last Judgement is a fresco, begun by Fra Bartolomeo in 1499 and completed by his colleague Mariotto Albertinelli in 1501. Originally commissioned for a cemetery chapel of Ospedale di Santa Maria Nuova, it is now in the Museo Nazionale di San Marco in Florence. It was a key influence on contemporary artists such as Raphael.

Last Judgement (1499-1501) by Fra Bartolomeo and Mariotto Albertinelli

On 22 April 1499 Gerozzo di Monna Vanna Dini commissioned the work from Fra Bartolomeo, though he was only able to complete the upper part of the lunette before taking vows as a Dominican friar on 26 July 1500 and temporarily renouncing painting. Using Fra Bartolomeo's "finished cartoon" and preparatory drawings, Albertinelli completed the fresco and received payment on 11 March 1501