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The Descent into Limbo

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Date: late 13th century
Medium: Tempera colors and gold leaf
Culture: Byzantine
Department: Manuscripts
Institution: Getty Museum
Object ID: e62e7fe2-e2e3-44ab-820d-928e206595be

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After his Crucifixion and before his Resurrection, Christ freed worthy Bible figures from limbo (an event known as the *Anastasis* in Greek). Here Christ pulls Adam by the wrist out of the tomb and toward the Kingdom of Heaven, while Abel, Eve, John the Baptist, King Solomon, and King David await their salvation. The two kings are dressed in the jeweled crowns and embroidered cloaks of Byzantine emperors.

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