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La Passion de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ
Bisson Frères- Date
- 1861
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Reproduction of an engraving by Albrecht Dürer depicting the Harrowing of Hell, or Christ's descent into limbo to retrieve the souls sent there before his resurrection. Jesus, surrounded by a halo of light, can be seen reaching down to take hold of the wrist of a man residing in hell. Adam and Eve stand beneath a stone archway behind Jesus, surrounded by monsters.
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