Christ in Limbo, from "The Large Passion" — Albrecht Dürer | DiscoverArt

Albrecht Dürer

Christ in Limbo, from "The Large Passion"

1511

Woodcut

44.1 × 30.3 cm (17.4 × 11.9 in)

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