Updated 18 June 2024
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
The Last Judgement
| Date | ca. 1595-96 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | oil on panel |
| Size（cm） | 73.2 x 51 |
| Credit Line | Purchased |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1999-0003 |
Leandro Bassano was the son of a leading artist of the 16th century Venetian School, Jacopo Bassano. He was taught how to paint by his father, Jacopo, and his elder brother, Francesco, and undertook the decoration of the Doge's Palace. The upper part of this work depicting the Last Judgement shows the glory of the saints in heaven. The lower left is a salvation scene and the lower right shows the soul falling into hell. In the upper left is a self-portrait of Leandro himself and a portrait of Doge Marino Grimani, who was a significant patron. The self-portrait is decorated with the emblem of the Order of Saint Mark, which suggests that this painting was executed with particular significance to commemorate the conferment of knighthood upon Bassano by General Grimani. (Source: The Digital Gallery. 1999-2006)
Provenance
Possibly Bernardo Giunti, Florence, before 1648 (this or Alabama version); John W. Willett; sold by Peter Coxe June 2, 1813, lot 97, bt. Webster; Private Collection, The Hague c. 1932-1980; Trafalgar Galleries, London; Purchased by the NMWA, 2000.
Exhibition History
- 2014
- Voices Calling from the Unusual: Hirano Keiichiro's Selection of Western Art Masterpieces, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 8 April 2014 - 15 June 2014, cat. no. 24
Bibliography
- 1648
- Ridolfi, C. Le meraviglie dell'arte. vol. 2, 1648, p. 167 (this or Alabama version).
- 1983
- Trafalgar Galleries at the Royal Academy III. London, 1983, no. 15.
- 1983
- Verdi, R. The Burlington House Fair, Old Master Painting. Burlington Magazine. vol. 125. no. 967 (Oct. 1983), p. 646.
- 1994
- Steel, D. Leandro Bassano. A Gift to America: Masterpieces of European Painting from the Samuel H. Kress Collection (exh. cat.). North Carolina Museum of Art/The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston/The Seattle Art Museum/The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1994-95, pp. 90-95, under no. 7.
- 1994
- Trafalgar Galleries XII. London, 1994, n. d., no. 4.
- 1999
- Ward, R. Copper as Canvas: Two Centuries of Masterpiece Painting on Copper 1575-1775. Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, 1999, no. 21 (typescript entry out of catalogue).
- 2001
- Annual Bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 34 (April 1999-March 2000), 2001, Koshikawa, Michiaki. New Acquisitions. pp. 16-19, List of New Acquisitions. p. 44, col. repr.
- 2013
- Masterpieces: The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The Western Art Foundation, 2013 (Japanese, preface in Japanese and English), no. 29, col. repr.