Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528
The Harrowing of Hell - Christ in Limbo, plate nine from The Large Passion
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Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-15281510
The Harrowing of Hell - Christ in Limbo, plate nine from The Large Passion
Albrecht Dürer German, 1471-1528 →woodcutprint
Date
1510
Medium
Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
40.2 × 28.7 cm (15 7/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
This woodcut was part of Albrecht Dürer’s famous series of 12 prints detailing the Passion of Christ. Published in 1511, the prints illustrated a text by the monk Benedictus Chelidonius. The Harrowing of Hell occurred immediately after Christ’s crucifixion, when he descended to hell to release the good souls who had died prior to his own death.
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