The Harrowing of Hell - Christ in Limbo, plate nine from The Large Passion

Prints and Drawings

1510

Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528

This woodcut was part of Albrecht Dürer’s famous series of 12 prints detailing the Passion of Christ. Published in 1511, the prints illustrated a text by the monk Benedictus Chelidonius. The Harrowing of Hell occurred immediately after Christ’s crucifixion, when he descended to hell to release the good souls who had died prior to his own death.

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Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Title: The Harrowing of Hell - Christ in Limbo, plate nine from The Large Passion
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1510
Medium: Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 40.2 × 28.7 cm (15 7/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1934.462
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Meder 121 Before text a-b

Bartsch 14

Strauss 150

Schoch, Mende, & Scherbaum 164

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