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: --- culture: Germany, 15th century technique: engraving department: Prints collection: PR - Engraving type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Lehrs VI.111.16 --- CREATORS * Master AG (German) - artist --- 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: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: 15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from the Museum Collection opening date: 1935-10-11T05:00:00 15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 11-28, 1935). title: 15th Century German Engravings opening date: 1938-11-15T05:00:00 15th Century German Engravings. 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 Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints. 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 Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1922.477/1922.477_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1922.477/1922.477_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1922.477/1922.477_full.tif