Pediment
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| - | [[Image:Last Judgement (Giotto).JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[Hell]] detail from [[Giotto]]'s ''[[Last Judgement (Giotto)|Last Judgement]]'']] | ||
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| - | # The [[judgment day]]; [[apocalypse]]. | ||
| - | #:''Do not wait for the '''Last Judgment'''. It takes place every day - [[Albert Camus]] | ||
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| - | In art, the Last Judgment is a common theme in medieval and renaissance religious iconography. Like most early iconographic innovations, its origins stem from [[Byzantium]]. In Western Christianity, it is often the subject depicted on the central [[Pediment|tympanum]] of medieval cathedrals and churches, or as the central section of a [[triptych]], flanked by depictions of [[heaven]] and [[hell]] to the left and right, respectively (heaven being to the viewer's left, but to the Christ figure's right). | ||
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| - | The most famous Renaissance depiction is [[Michelangelo Buonarroti]]'s [[The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)|''The Last Judgment'']] in the [[Sistine Chapel]]. Included in this fresco is his self portrait, as [[Bartholomew|St. Bartholomew]]'s [[flaying|flayed]] skin. | ||
| + | A '''pediment''' is a [[classical architecture|classical architectural]] element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure ([[entablature]]), typically supported by [[column]]s. The [[gable]] end of the pediment is surrounded by the [[cornice]] [[moulding (decorative)|moulding]]. The [[Tympanum (architecture)|tympanum]], or triangular area within the pediment, was often decorated with [[sculpture]]s and [[relief]]s demonstrating scenes of Greek and Roman [[mythology]] or allegorical figures. It also consisted of many bright colours suitable to the nature of the building being adorned. | ||
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A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure (entablature), typically supported by columns. The gable end of the pediment is surrounded by the cornice moulding. The tympanum, or triangular area within the pediment, was often decorated with sculptures and reliefs demonstrating scenes of Greek and Roman mythology or allegorical figures. It also consisted of many bright colours suitable to the nature of the building being adorned.
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