Albrecht DÜRER
The Harrowing of Hell - Christ in Limbo
(c. 1509)
from The Small Passion series, published 1511

Medium
woodcut

Measurements
12.7 × 9.8 cm (image) 12.9 × 9.9 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1956

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bartsch 41

Inscription
incised (in image) l.r.: AD (monogram)

Accession Number
3528.25-4

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Albrecht DÜRER
The Harrowing of Hell - Christ in Limbo
(c. 1509)
from The Small Passion series, published 1511

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Albrecht DÜRER
The Harrowing of Hell - Christ in Limbo
(c. 1509)
from The Small Passion series, published 1511