Christus daalt af in voorgeborchte, RP-P-OB-1941, Andrea Mantegna, between 1475 and 1480
Identification title(s): christ descends into limbo. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-1941. Catalog reference: hind (italy) 9. The illustrated bartsch 13-a. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso center, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, verso, stamped: (stamp on loose leaf). Lugt 240. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: andrea mantegna (school of), after a design by: andrea mantegna. Place of manufacture: italy. Dating: 1475 - 1480. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 400 mm × w 325 mm explanation the performance seems to be based on a scene from a passion series by andrea mantegna (see documentation). This sheet is heavily damaged. Subject: what: christ enters hell. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between 1475 and 1480.