According to the Gospel of Nicodemus, after his death Christ descended into Limbo (or to Hell) to free the righteous who had died before his coming --
- Descent to Hell, 1308-11, by Duccio
- Descent into Limbo, c. 1320, by Pietro Lorenzetti
- Descent into Limbo, 1320-25, by Giotto
- Descent of Christ to Limbo, 1365-68, by Andrea da Firenze
- Christ in Limbo, 1440s, by Friedrich Pacher
- Descent into Limbo, c. 1445, by Master of the Osservanza
- Descent to Limbo, 1555, by Cristofano Gherardi
Three works by Durer --
- Harrowing of Hell, or Christ in Limbo, 1512, by Albrecht Durer (engraving)
- Christ in Limbo, 1510, by Albrecht Durer (woodcut); Christ in Limbo, 1511, by Albrecht Durer (woodcut)
And a related theme --
- Christ appears to his mother with the Redeemed of the Old Testament, c. 1500, by Juan de Flandes
Comments