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The Last Judgement, Gislebertus
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The Last Judgement, 1120 – 1135 AD
Stone relief sculpture Master Gislebertus (early 2nd century)
The sculpture was created during the medieval period, and, as the year 1000 approached, existing fears, anxieties, and superstitions became more intense and more widely believed. This relief is a reflection on these fears; a prediction of the Last Judgement (the apocalypse); and a depiction of terror, used by the Church to scare people into living in accordance with their standards and religion.
One of the main influences on the work is mentioned above. The fears and superstitions of the God-fearing public grew significantly towards the turn of the second millenium AD. Most truly believing the end of the world would come upon them in the year 1000. This work was probably completed in retrospect of the fears of the masses, but while the public were still terrified of the day of final Judgement.