Art Institute of Chicago
Christ in Limbo, from Passion of Christ
Jan Sadeler, the Elder (Flemish, 1550-1600)
- Date
- 1575/1600
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Flanders
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
In this work the oval format has been utilized to show Christ emerging triumphantly from the jaws of Hell, rendered in a style akin to that of Hieronymus Bosch—the eyes of the gaping beast curl out from two sinuous monsters biting their own tails. Bannered staff in hand, Christ reaches toward a few of the worthy souls sequestered in Limbo until his Resurrection while avoiding the hovering demons above and lurking below.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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