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Who painted “The Last Judgment”?

“The Last Judgment” was painted by Michelangelo in 1536–1541. Where to see it: Sistine Chapel.

The Last Judgment — Michelangelo

Mannerism · Fresco

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Michelangelo: muscular, twisting bodies like sculpture in paint, heroic nudes, strong outlines and bright, almost acid colour in his frescoes.

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Wikipedia

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