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The Descent into Limbo
The Descent into Limbo

The Descent into Limbo

Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan, active in Mantua), about 1431–1506)
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian, active c. 1490–1520)
about 1475-1480
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 40.8 × 32.6 cm (16 1/16 × 12 13/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP1006
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, N.Y., date acquired: 1897
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about 1497-1505
Four Women Dancing
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about 1497-1505
Bacchanal with a Wine Vat (copy in reverse)
Andrea Mantegna
about 1475-1500
Four Women Dancing
Andrea Mantegna
about 1497-1505
The Virgin and Child
Andrea Mantegna
about 1485–1491
Bacchanal with Silenus
Andrea Mantegna
about 1470-1480
Bacchanal with Silenus
Andrea Mantegna
about 1475-1500
Bacchanal with a Wine Vat
Andrea Mantegna
about 1470-1480
Bacchanal with a Wine Vat
Andrea Mantegna
about 1470-1480
Bacchanal with a Wine Vat
Andrea Mantegna
about 1475-1500
Battle of the Sea Gods (left half)
Andrea Mantegna
about 1470-1480
Battle of the Sea Gods (left half)
Andrea Mantegna
about 1470-1480