Christ in Limbo (The Harrowing of Hell) from "The Small Woodcut Passion" / Albrecht Dürer
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.55
- Title
- Christ in Limbo (The Harrowing of Hell) from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- Nüremberg, 1471-1528
- Medium and Support
- woodcut print on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1509-1511
- Credit Line
- Gift of Prof. Eugene and Mrs. Marie Glysson
- Dimensions
- 12.7 cm x 9.53 cm (5 in. x 3 3/4 in.)
- Century
- Early 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- relief print
- Secondary Object Type
- woodcut
- Physical Description
- A group of figures at the left stand in a vaulted space under a cross. They look towards the lower right of the composition where a man holding a standard with a cross on top is bending forward and offering his hand to an old bearded man in an arched doorway. Above the doorway are several fantastical figures with beaked or animal heads and arms with claws.
- Subject Matter
- After his death and before the Resurrection, Christ descended into Hell to bring out righteous people who had lived before him, including Adam and Eve, Moses, and other Old Testament prophets. Here Christ holds a standard in his left hand while he brings out of hell one of these patriarchs with his right hand. Other redeemed figures look on as the man at the lower right is released from Hell.
- Primary Keywords
- adam
- christ
- crosses (objects)
- eve
- hell
- new testament
- passion (of christ)
- people in religion
- satan
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- associated concepts
- bible
- demons
- descriptors
- doctrinal concepts
- object genres
- object genres by form
- old testament
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in religion and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- religion
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- subject matter
- themes (religious)
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2119 x 2706
- File Size
- 768 KB
- Record
- 2011/2.55
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.55/2011_2_55.jpg
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"Christ in Limbo (The Harrowing of Hell) from "The Small Woodcut Passion"; Albrecht Dürer." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.55/2011_2_55.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 05, 2024.
