Christ in Limbo  1491

by Benvenuto di Giovanni

Dimensions: [br]Painted surface: 42.1 x 46.6 cm (16 9/16 x 18 3/8 in.) Overall size: 43 x 48.7 cm (16 15/16 x 19 3/16 in.) Framed (with three other paintings): 59.7 x 283.2 x 5.4 cm (23 1/2 x 111 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.) This painting illustrates the story of Christ's descent into Limbo. From here he was said to rescue the pious figures of the Old Testament. On the left, he ...
Size: 
42.1 x 46.6 cm (16 9/16 x 18 3/8 in.)
Medium: 
Tempera on panel
Credit: 
Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington