id: 108557 accession number: 1926.261 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.261 updated: 2022-01-04 15:05:23.942000 Descent into Limbo, c. 1490-1500. Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian), after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431-1506). Engraving; sheet: 41.2 x 28.2 cm (16 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.); mat size: 56 x 40.7 cm (22 1/16 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1926.261 title: Descent into Limbo title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1490-1500 creation date earliest: 1490 creation date latest: 1500 current location: creditline: Dudley P. Allen Fund copyright: --- culture: Italy, 15th century technique: engraving department: Prints collection: PR - Engraving type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Hind V(II).19.9a --- CREATORS * Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian) - artist * Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431-1506) - artist --- measurements: Sheet: 41.2 x 28.2 cm (16 1/4 x 11 1/8 in.); Mat Size: 56 x 40.7 cm (22 1/16 x 16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Italian and German Prints of the 15th Century opening date: 1933-11-29T05:00:00 Italian and German Prints of the 15th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29, 1933-January 3, 1934). title: Early Italian Engraving: 1460's - 1530's opening date: 2002-08-25T00:00:00 Early Italian Engraving: 1460's - 1530's. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 25-October 27, 2002). 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 * Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; August 25-October 27, 2002. "Early Italian Engravings: 1460s - 1530s." --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This subject, also known as the Harrowing of Hell, recounts Christ’s descent into limbo, the first circle
of hell, to liberate the souls of Old Testament saints. The church taught that those who lived and died
in an era without the Christian sacraments were relegated to a lower place until Christ could come
redeem them. Here Christ, holding the banner of the Resurrection, enters through a doorway. Broken
from its hinges, the door has fallen to the ground over which Christ triumphantly walks. A group of
figures await their redemption, including Adam and Eve to the right. Above, a group of demons
emerge from the cavern, sounding trumpets to announce Christ’s arrival. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.261/1926.261_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.261/1926.261_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.261/1926.261_full.tif