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The Descent into Hell
Christ in Limbo
The Descent into Limbo
The Descent into Hell
Christ in Limbo
School of: Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan, active in Mantua), about 1431–1506)
Possibly by: Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian, active c. 1490–1520)
Possibly by: Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian, active c. 1490–1520)
about 1475-1480
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 40.8 × 32.6 cm (16 1/16 × 12 13/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1006
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hind (as School of Mantegna) V, 19, 9a; Passavant (as pupil of Mantegna) V, 76, 5, Copy A; Illustrated Bartsch (as School of Mantegna, possibly by Giovanni Antonio da Brescia) 2506.013b
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, N.Y., date acquired: 1897