The Fifth Sign of the Last Judgement
Panel
ca. 1430-1475 (made)
ca. 1430-1475 (made)
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This altarpiece panel illustrates one of the 15 signs that were believed to precede the Last Judgement. This panel illustrates the Fifth Sign which describes how trees will give forth blood. Other panels from this altarpiece not owned by the V&A include the Sixth Sign describing how buildings will collapse, the Tenth Sign describing how people will lose the power of speech and the Thirteenth Sign describing how the living shall die to rise again.
Object details
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| Title | The Fifth Sign of the Last Judgement (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted and gilded alabaster |
| Brief description | Panel representing The Fifth Sign of the Last Judgement, alabaster, ca. 1430-1475 |
| Physical description | The panel represents the account in The Golden Legend which described how "the trees and herbs shall give dew of blood" and "all the birds of the air shall assemble in a field". |
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| Gallery label | The Last Things
About 1430-1475
These altarpiece panels illustrate some of the 15 signs that were believed to precede the Last Judgement. The Fifth Sign describes how trees will give forth blood; the Sixth how buildings will collapse; the Tenth how people will lose the power of speech; and the Thirteenth how the living shall die to rise again.
Alabaster, painted and gilded
Left: V&A: A.118-1946
Others: The Trustees of the British Museum. Purchased with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund
Cat. 342(2003) |
| Credit line | Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of G. McNeil Rushforth. Philip Nelson; Dr W.L. Hildburgh. Given to the Museum by Dr Hildburgh in 1946. |
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| Summary | This altarpiece panel illustrates one of the 15 signs that were believed to precede the Last Judgement. This panel illustrates the Fifth Sign which describes how trees will give forth blood. Other panels from this altarpiece not owned by the V&A include the Sixth Sign describing how buildings will collapse, the Tenth Sign describing how people will lose the power of speech and the Thirteenth Sign describing how the living shall die to rise again. |
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| Accession number | A.118-1946 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2003 |
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