The Last Judgment c. 1567

Giorgio Vasari's "The Last Judgment" is a detailed pen and brown wash drawing, executed in 1567. This work is a preparatory drawing for a fresco, featuring a dramatic depiction of the Last Judgement. It shows Christ in the upper section, surrounded by angels, while the lower portion portrays the separation of the blessed and the damned. The drawing's composition highlights the dramatic weight of the event, a central theme in Renaissance art. Vasari, a prominent Mannerist artist and art historian, skillfully captured the grandeur and solemnity of this theological subject in his preparatory drawing.