Luca Signorelli's Apocalyptic Frescoes at Orvieto Cathedral

Luca Signorelli's masterpieces in the Chapel of St Brizio at Orvieto Cathedral depict the Apocalypse and Last Judgment. The chapel, originally called La Cappella Nuova, was funded by Tommaso di Micheluccio in 1396 and completed in 1444. Fra Angelico and Benozzo Gozzoli began the vault frescoes in 1447 but left in 1449. In April 1499, Signorelli was commissioned to complete them, finishing the vault and then the wall lunettes by 1503. The seven scenes include the Sermon and Deeds of the Antichrist, Destruction of the World, Resurrection of the Flesh, the Damned, the Elect, Paradise, and Hell. The Antichrist fresco shows a Christ-like figure prompted by a demon, possibly referencing Girolamo Savonarola, executed in 1498. Signorelli included a self-portrait and a portrait of Fra Angelico.