The Last Judgment

A lush garden filled with flowers serves as the threshold to heaven, where angels and the blessed join hands in a rhythmic dance toward the gates of the New Jerusalem. Above them, rows of apostles, prophets, and church fathers sit upon clouds, forming a celestial court that reflects divine order. The scene transition from the verdant landscape to the golden light of the celestial realm suggests a progression of spiritual state.

This work visualizes the late medieval concept of the celestial hierarchy, a theme central to the mystical theology of Dionysius the Areopagite. The emphasis on the 'dance of the blessed' serves as a visual precursor to the Neoplatonic ideas of cosmic harmony that would later define the Florentine Renaissance.