Christ in Limbo from Small Passion

Alternate TitleChrist Descending into Hell

Printmaker Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

Date1509-1511

Mediumwoodcut (proof before text)

DimensionsImage/Sheet: 5 1/16 × 3 7/8 in. (12.8 × 9.8 cm)
Frame: 23 × 17 in. (58.4 × 43.2 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineGift of Herbert Greer French

Accession Number1940.211

On View

Not on Display

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