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God in the Last Judgment Triptych (c.1514)
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Detail of the Last Judgment Triptych (Triptychon mit Jüngstem Gericht) by Jan Mostaert of Haarlem, c.1514. The painting shows the van Noordwijk family with the Last Judgment in the background. The arrangement shows a clear hierarchy: Christ is enthroned on a rainbow as Judge of the world, surrounded by martyrs and displaying his wounds. Below are the resurrected: on the left the blessed and on the right the condemned. This triptych is not an altarpiece, but above all a family portrait: the founder family dominates the foreground. With the worldwide judgment as a background, it served as a reminder to the living.
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