The Descent of Christ into Limbo
Object type | |
Genre | Religious |
Dimensions | 23.5 x 29.5 cm |
Signature | Bruegel Inuent |
Signature location | Bottom right |
Further inscription | At bottom center: .PAME. [monogram] address at bottom right: .H. cock excu. One line of Latin text in lower margin: TOBILITE Ô PORTE, CAPITA VESTEA, ATTOLLIMINI FORES SEMPITERNE, ET INGREDIETVR REX ILLE GLORIOSVS [ final S is squeezed in above the V]. |
Print type | Engraving |
Printmaker | Pieter van der Heyden |
Publisher | Hieronymus Cock |
States | 2 |
Tags | Creatures, Basket, Crowd, Angels, Christ, Crosse, Demons, Hellmouthe, New Testament, Ladders, Musical instruments, Weaponry |
External resources | British Museum |