Christ in Limbo (Aschaffenburg)
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Religious |
Date | ca. 1600 |
Dimensions | 21.6 x 28 cm |
Medium | Oil |
Support marks | Marking "GALLIAE NARBONENSIS ORA MARITTIMA RECENTER DESCRIPTA" on reverse, indicating original use as a map |
Collaborators | Hans Rottenhammer |
Our attribution | Produced in Jan Brueghel's Studio |
Other authorities | Ertz 1984, #129 as Jan the Younger Munich 2013 as studio of Jan and possibly Rottenhammer's studio |
Location | Munich, Germany |
Collection | Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen |
Accession numbers | inv. #6408; currently on deposit at Aschaffenburg |
Tags | Jan Brueghel the Younger, Rottenhammer, Biblical, Christ, Demons, Hell/Underworld, New Testament, History |
The copper plate is inscribed with "GALLIAE NARBONENSIS ORA MARITTIMA RECENTER DESCRIPTA" on the back which indicates that it was intended to be used for engraving/printing a map.