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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This subject, also known as the Harrowing of Hell, recounts Christ’s descent into limbo, the first circle of hell, to liberate the souls of Old Testament saints. The church taught that those who lived and died in an era without the Christian sacraments were relegated to a lower place until Christ could come redeem them. Here Christ, holding the banner of the Resurrection, enters through a doorway. Broken from its hinges, the door has fallen to the ground over which Christ triumphantly walks. A group of figures await their redemption, including Adam and Eve to the right. Above, a group of demons emerge from the cavern, sounding trumpets to announce Christ’s arrival.
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Allegory of the Rescue of Humanity: Virtus Deserta
Ignorance and Mercury (an allegory of Virtue and Vice), Merc
Risen Christ Between Saints Andrew and Longinus
Entombment
The Flagellation of Christ who is tied to a column at center
Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and the Infant St. John the B
St. Jerome in His Study
Allegory of the Fall of Ignorant Humanity
Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506) — Descent into Li
Mario Cartaro|Andrea Mantegna — Christ descending into Limbo
Andrea Mantegna — The Descent into Limbo
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — Ecce Homo
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — Christ in Limbo
Abraham Waesberge|Albrecht Dürer — Engraved copies of The Li
Marcantonio Raimondi|Albrecht Dürer — Christ in Limbo; Chris
Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1494–about 1533) — The Pass
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617) — The Passion: The Flag
Nicolas Beatrizet|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Tommas
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — Christ Shown to the Peo
Marcantonio Raimondi|Albrecht Dürer — Ecce Homo: Christ wear