Ways of Seeing Christ the Judge: The Iconography of Christ III and its Visual Context

Abstract This article examines the iconographic programme of Last Judgement scene depicted in Christ III . A notable feature poem’s detailed visual is way which it provides audience with a single, panoramic vision that encompasses divergent perspectives blessed and damned. It on account this dual perspective poem, through its precise use language imagery, presents bifocal as King Kings Judge World, keeping words Revelation 19:16. analysis however, suggests portrait not only informed by scripture exegetical sources, but also indebted to contemporary particularly depiction Majestas Domini , or Majesty. As result, approaching imagery from an iconological perspective, argued poet had knowledge Christological motifs. Furthermore, careful used describe scene, Judge, intentionally seeks evoke range specific images mind his order amplify instructive penitential aims.