The Preaching of the Antichrist

The Preaching of the Antichrist () is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Luca Signorelli. It is one of the scenes of what is considered his masterpiece, the cycle of frescoes with apocalyptic themes that decorate the Chapel of San Brizio in Orvieto Cathedral (1499–1504). Michelangelo was inspired for his "The Last Judgment" by observing Signorelli's frescoes in Orvieto.
In this scene the Antichrist is represented preaching in a way analogous to how the sermons of Christ used to be represented. But it is appreciated that it is the devil who whispers what he has to tell. Instead of rays of golden light, they are blood red in color at the point where the Archangel Michael is heading towards Earth to fight the Antichrist.
This scene is particularly interesting because of the two dark-clad gentlemen in the lower left corner, apparently a self-portrait of the blond man looking straight ahead, while the man to his right could be Fra Angelico.