Christ in Limbo, from "The Large Passion", edition 1511 — Albrecht Dürer | DiscoverArt

Albrecht Dürer

Christ in Limbo, from "The Large Passion", edition 1511

1510

Woodcut

39.5 × 27.7 cm (15.6 × 10.9 in)

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