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The Last Judgment (detail)Buonamico Buffalmacco
In this portion of the fresco (1336–41), an angel forcefully gestures downward, directing the damned toward Hell. His firm posture and sword underscore divine authority and the irrevocability of judgment. The composition dramatizes the stark division between salvation and damnation, reinforcing the moral gravity of earthly choices.
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