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The Descent into Limbo

Date

late 13th century

Medium

Tempera colors and gold leaf

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Manuscripts

Institution

Getty Museum

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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