id:			104341
accession number:	1922.477
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1922.477
updated:		2023-08-30 11:08:00.686000

Passion of Jesus Christ:  The Descent into Limbo, 1400s. Master AG (German). Engraving; sheet: 14.7 x 10.5 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.); mat size: 36.3 x 24.5 cm (14 5/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1922.477

title:				Passion of Jesus Christ:  The Descent into Limbo
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			1400s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1500
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
copyright:			

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culture:	Germany, 15th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: Lehrs VI.111.16

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CREATORS

* Master AG (German)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 14.7 x 10.5 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.); Mat Size: 36.3 x 24.5 cm (14 5/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
state of the work:	I?/III
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1935-10-11T05:00:00
	<i>15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 11-28, 1935).

	title:		15th Century German Engravings
	opening date:   1938-11-15T05:00:00
	<i>15th Century German Engravings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 15-December 11, 1938).

	title:		Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints
	opening date:   1987-06-02T04:00:00
	<i>Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).

	title:		Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
	opening date:   2019-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:


digital description:


wall description:
Christ is shown
 preparing to enter the doorway leading to limbo,
 the first circle of hell, in order to redeem the Old
 Testament saints. The door has symbolically broken
 from its hinges, crushing Satan beneath. Christ
 grasps Adam, now old and gray, by the wrist,
 accompanied by Eve and other Old Testament
 righteous ones. The artist has creatively depicted a
 variety of demons who glare helplessly at Christ.
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