#10 Chrysler Treasures - The Last Judgment Traditional Geocache
#10 Chrysler Treasures - The Last Judgment
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Tenth in a series of caches highlighting the art of Norfolk's Chrysler Museum, One Memorial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510. The Chrysler Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday from Noon to 5 pm. Admission is Free. Website: www.chrysler.org. This painting may be seen in Gallery 202 at the museum.
This is an oil and tempera on panel painting by South German artist Marx Reichlich (active ca. 1485–1520).
Spiritual shock and awe. That’s the terrifying message of this Last Judgment scene. Medieval Christians viewed the end times in both universal & personal terms—as the final moment of human history & the instant when Christ would judge their souls. In Reichlich’s painting, Christ descends on his rainbow throne & calls the living & dead to judgment. Despite the chaos on the ground, the painting ultimately offers only two outcomes. Either live a virtuous life & ascend into heaven with the saved on Christ’s right, or be condemned to the fiery pit of hell on his left. Among the damned is a bishop whose crown has been snatched by a demon. The warning is clear: Despite your seeming piety in life, only true virtue will ensure a heavenly reward.
Christ is seated on a rainbow in the center of the painting with the Virgin Mary & John the Baptist on either side. Two angels with trumpets aiming downward are announcing the Last Judgment. The scene is divided into two halves, with the Virgin Mary to the left on her knees praying. She is floating on layers of white clouds above the saints being welcomed into heaven. The saints are naked and pale as marble. One still wears his Emperor's crown, and a Pope still has on his 3 tiered papal crown. On the right side, John the Baptist floats before Christ on dark clouds. Beneath him are tormented souls being dragged to eternal damnation. Their skin tone is painted darker, than the saints, as if there was actually blood flowing through their veins. The demons dragging them away have odd anatomical arrangements. In the center of the panel are people coming out of squares in the ground, to represent the dead rising for judgement. The top portion of this painting is covered by an elaborate wood frame carved in ornate arabesques, making the viewing portal in the shape of a Gothic arch.
Other caches in this series include:
Chrysler Treasures #1 - The Norfolk Mace (GC7C965) Located in Gallery 208
Chrysler Treasures #2 - Man (GC7EAZX) Located in Gallery 221
Chrysler Treasures # 3 - Angel Appearing to Shepherds (GC7EC96) Located in Gallery 211
Chrysler Treasures # 4 - The Neophyte (GC7ECR7) Located in Gallery 214
Chrysler Treasures # 5 - The Wounded Indian (GC7EMPZ) Located in Gallery 212
Chrysler Treasures # 6 - Picasso (GC3B4KQ) Located in Gallery 219
Chrysler Treasures # 9 - Veronese (GC7EYA3) Located in Gallery 204
Chrysler Treasures #10 - The Last Judgement (GC7EYE5) Located in Gallery 202
Chrysler Treasures #11 - The Vegetable Vendor (GC7EZM5) Located in Gallery 207
Chrysler Treasures #12 - James Baldwin (GC7F3HN) Located in Gallery 222
Chrysler Treasures #13 - Ganymede and the Eagle (GC7F4BK) Located in Gallery 208
Chrysler Treasures #14 - Renoir (GC7F3PJ) Located in Gallery 217
Chrysler Treasures #15 - Samurai Armor (GC7F6M8) Located in Gallery 106
Chrysler Treasures #16 - Tiffany Glass (GC7F5WY) Located in Gallery 116
Chrysler Treasures #18 - Naga Buddha (redux) (GC8A8PE) Located in Gallery 107
Chrysler Treasures #19 - Sarcophagus (redux) (GC8A8X8) Located in Gallery 109
Chrysler Treasures # 21 - Libenksy and Brychtova (GC7QFM0) Located in Gallery 223
Chrysler Treasures # 22 - Abstract Expressionism (GC7QG86) Located in Gallery 223
Chrysler Treasures # 23 - Hamlet Robot (GC7QG8E) Located in Gallery 223
Chrysler Treasures # 24 - Here Kitty, kitty (GC89AWG)
Chrysler Treasures # 25 - Bernini's Bust of Christ (GC8RZB5) in Gallery 205
Chrysler Treasures # 26 - MacPherson and MacDonald (GC8ZXF5) in Gallery 218
Chrysler Treasures # 27 - Karen Lamonte (GC8ZY3Q) in Gallery 108
Chrysler Treasures # 28 - Amor Forgiven (GC90M9V) in Galley 216
Chrysler Treasures # 29 - Standing Warrior (GC90VFT) in Gallery 105
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