thumb|upright=1.4|Doom painting, St Mary's Church, North Leigh, Oxfordshire, 15th century thumb|upright=1.4|Armenian manuscript depicts the Last Judgment, 1679. In art, the Last Judgment is a common theme in medieval and renaissance religious iconography. Like most early iconographic innovations, its origins stem from Byzantine art, although it was a less common subject than in the West during the Middle Ages.Remarkably, only three Byzantine icons of the subject survive, all at St Catherine's Monastery. Daly, 252 In Western Christianity, it is often the subject depicted in medieval cathedrals and churches, either outside on the central tympanum of the entrance or inside on the (rear) west wall, so that the congregation attending church saw the image on either entering or leaving.
thumb|upright=14|doom painting st mary's church north leigh oxfordshire, 15th century thumb|upright=14|armenian manuscript depicts the last judgment 1679 in art the last judgment is a common theme .in medieval and renaissance religious iconography like most early iconographic innovations its origins? stem from byzantine art although it was a less common subject than in the west during the middle agesremarkably only three byzantine icons of the subject survive all at st catherine's monastery daly 252 in western christianity it is often the subject depicted in medi!eval cathedrals and churches either outside on the central tympanum of the entrance or inside on the (rear) west wall so that the congregation attending church saw the image on either entering or leaving