ID: 700009550 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009550	Record Type: Movable Work
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Last Judgment, West Tympanum at Autun Cathedral (relief sculpture; Gislebertus (Burgundian sculptor, active ca. 1120-1140); ca. 1120–1135; Autun Cathedral (Siena, Siena province, Tuscany, Italy); )

Note: Among Gislebertus’ most noted works is the tympanum sculpture of the western doorway of the cathedral at Autun, depicting the Last Judgment. This work is noted for its expressionistic carving and technical proficiency; some of the figures are abstract in design, and the demon forms foreshadow 20th-century Surrealism. Tympanum was saved in the 18th century because the sculpture was covered it with plaster; it was rediscovered and released from the plaster in 1837.

Titles:

Last Judgment, West Tympanum at Autun Cathedral (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Last Judgment (C,U,PB,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

relief sculpture [300047230] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 1120–1135

Creator Display:

Gislebertus (Burgundian sculptor, active ca. 1120-1140) [preferred]

sculptor Master Gislebertus of Autun (Burgundian sculptor, active ca. 1120-1140) [500045909]

Locations:

Current: Autun Cathedral (Autun, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France) [500476022] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Display Materials: limestone high-relief sculpture

	limestone [300011286]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>, carbonate rock)

	sculpting [300264383]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <object-making processes and techniques>)

	high relief (technique) [300053626]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <object-making processes and techniques>, sculpting, sculpture techniques, relief (sculpture techniques))

Dimensions: unavailable

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Romanesque [300020768] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods, Medieval (European))

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Last Judgment [901001027]
	.....((New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Christ the Judge [901002107]
	.....((Themes surrounding Jesus Christ, Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	zodiac symbols [300009937]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs) (AAT)

	Saint Michael weighing souls [901002108]
	.....((Legend of Saint Michael the Archangel, Other Christian narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

Inscriptions: signed Gislebertus hoc fecit ("Gislebertus made this") within the portico

Related Works:

	architectural context is .... Autun Cathedral [700009551]
	..........cathedral (work by context); unknown Burgundian architects; constructed 1120-1146; Autun (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe, World, To...;

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Last Judgment, West Tympanum at Autun Cathedral	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Last Judgment	........ [VP]
	........ Seidel, Legends in Limestone: Cathedral of Autun (1999)
	........ Oursel and Stierlin, Romanesque: Architecture (1995) 90
	........ Kubach, Romanesque Architecture (1975)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Oursel and Stierlin, Romanesque: Architecture (1995)
	..... Seidel, Legends in Limestone: Cathedral of Autun (1999)
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)