Identificationtitle(s): descent into limbo. The great passion (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-1315. Catalog reference: bartsch 14. Meder 121-vor dem text-b. Description: christ, a staff with a vane in his hand, frees souls from a dungeon. Devilish beings try to hinder christ, but without success. This print is part of the print series 'the great passion', consisting of a title print and 11 scenes from the passion. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht dürer (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: nuremberg. Dating: 1510. Physical features: woodcut. Material: paper technique: woodcut. Dimensions: image: h 393 mm × w 283 mm. Topic: what: christ leaving hell: he liberates patriarchs, prophets, kings and other persons from hell, among them adam, eve, moses, david, and john the baptist. Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1510.
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