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When was Michelangelo’s Last Judgment completed?
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Michelangelo
An engraving of Michelangelo derived from a portrait of the artist by Jacopino del Conte after 1535.
Michelangelo’s masterpiece, The Last Judgment, was completed in 1541.123
Although the project was commissioned by Pope Clement VII in 1534, the work was executed under the papacy of Paul III. Preparations for the fresco began in 1535, and painting commenced in 1536. The finished work was finally revealed to the public on October 31, 1541.231