Jan Sadeler, the Elder (Flemish, 1550-1600)
after Marcus Gheeraerts, the Elder (Flemish, c. 1520-c. 1590)
Christ in Limbo, from Passion of Christ
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Jan Sadeler, the Elder (Flemish, 1550-1600)
after Marcus Gheeraerts, the Elder (Flemish, c. 1520-c. 1590)1575/1600
Christ in Limbo, from Passion of Christ
Jan Sadeler, the Elder (Flemish, 1550-1600) after Marcus Gheeraerts, the Elder (Flemish, c. 1520-c. 1590) →engravingprint
Date
1575/1600
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 16.2 × 11.3 cm (6 7/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 17.2 × 12.4 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
In this work the oval format has been utilized to show Christ emerging triumphantly from the jaws of Hell, rendered in a style akin to that of Hieronymus Bosch—the eyes of the gaping beast curl out from two sinuous monsters biting their own tails. Bannered staff in hand, Christ reaches toward a few of the worthy souls sequestered in Limbo until his Resurrection while avoiding the hovering demons above and lurking below.
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