Leandro Bassano, The Last Judgment Joos van Cleve, Triptych Not for sale online New, unused The National Museum of Western Art ・Leandro Bassano was born as the son of Jacopo Bassano, a leading painter of 16th-century Venice. While learning painting techniques from his father and elder brother Francesco, he became an independent painter and gradually gained high renown. This work depicts the scene of "The Last Judgment," with the glory of all saints in heaven shown in the upper half of the canvas, and the souls of the saved on the lower left and the souls of the damned on the lower right. The detailed depiction, reminiscent of Northern painters, differs in style from the workshop of the Bassano family and is of great interest from an art historical perspective. ・This triptych is presumed to be a late work by Cleve. The "Crucifixion of Christ" is depicted in the center against a background of a delicate landscape, characteristic of Flemish painting, with the kneeling figures of the donor couple depicted on the left and right wings. While incorporating fantastical rock formations reminiscent of Patinir's influence throughout, the landscape, meticulously rendered with glazes (overpainting), well conveys the characteristics of the so-called "world landscape" painting of 16th-century Flanders. At the same time, the brilliant colors seen in Mary Magdalene kneeling before the oil jar and the soldiers well express the decorative tendency of religious paintings of the time. Cleve gained popularity by painting many such luxurious religious paintings, as well as realistic portraits. A work by Cleve in the same format and with the same theme as this altarpiece is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The condition of this work is excellent, with the entire surface having a porcelain-like texture, and transparency dominating the canvas to the horizon. Christian Christianity Bible Catholic Protestant New Japanese Translation Common Translation