Christ in Limbo, from Passion of Christ
<p>In this work the oval format has been utilized to show Christ emerging triumphantly from the jaws of Hell, rendered in a style akin to that of Hieronymus Bosch—the eyes of the gaping beast curl out from two sinuous monsters biting their own tails. Bannered staff in hand, Christ reaches toward a few of the worthy souls sequestered in Limbo until his Resurrection while avoiding the hovering demons above and lurking below.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1570
- Dimensions
- Plate: 16.2 × 11.3 cm (6 7/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 17.2 × 12.4 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jan Sadeler, I
Artist
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Jan Sadeler, I
- Year
- 1570
- Dimensions
- Plate: 16.2 × 11.3 cm (6 7/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 17.2 × 12.4 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1570-077562
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified