Descent into Hell
Plate 15. Descent into Hell; Christ carrying an episcopal cross, entering the doorway to Purgatory with papal arms in a niche above, met by the Devil, wearing a pope's mitre; other figures include Adam, Eve and Moses at right; after a follower of Hans Holbein.
Artwork Details
- Title: Descent into Hell
- Series/Portfolio: The Satirical Passion
- Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
- Date: 1644–52
- Medium: Etching, only state
- Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9 × 6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
- Object Number: 17.50.18-235
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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