id:			108557
accession number:	1926.261
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.261
updated:		2020-11-04 19:42:03.531000

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
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creation date:			c. 1490-1500
creation date earliest:		1490
creation date latest:		1500
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Italy, 15th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hind V(II).19.9a

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CREATORS

* Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian)  - artist

* Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431-1506)  - artist

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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.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Italian and German Prints of the 15th Century
	opening date:   1933-11-29T05:00:00
	<i>Italian and German Prints of the 15th Century</i>. 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
	<i>Early Italian Engraving: 1460's - 1530's</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 25-October 27, 2002).

	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

* Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; August 25-October 27, 2002.  "Early Italian Engravings: 1460s - 1530s."

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
This subject, also known as the Harrowing of Hell,
 recounts Christ’s descent into limbo, the first circle
<br>of hell, to liberate the souls of Old Testament saints. The church taught that those who lived and died
<br>in an era without the Christian sacraments were
 relegated to a lower place until Christ could come
<br>redeem them. Here Christ, holding the banner of the Resurrection, enters through a doorway. Broken
<br>from its hinges, the door has fallen to the ground
 over which Christ triumphantly walks. A group of
<br>figures await their redemption, including Adam
 and Eve to the right. Above, a group of demons
<br>emerge from the cavern, sounding trumpets to
 announce Christ’s arrival.
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