Cranach, Augustin - Epitaphgemälde für Nikolaus von Seidlitz - Auferstehung und Höllenfahrt Christi, Augustin Cranach, ca. 1582, 1575

Epitaph painting for nikolaus von seidlitz, resurrection and descent into hell of christ, on the left kneeling the deceased silesian nobleman nikolaus von seydlitz, teacher in wittenberg, died at the age of 30, buried in the city church. In the background on the left christ in limbo, pulling a woman out by the arm, four animal-like representations of the devil. Date: ca. 1582, 1575. Dimensions: Bildträger: 118,8 x 85 x 1,7-1,9 cm. Medium: hardwood. Collection: Stadtkirche Wittenberg.