Icon of the Descent into Hell
The composition of this icon is known as Anastasis, or the Harrowing of Hell, and it is the traditional iconographic representation of the Resurrection. Christ, standing on Hell's broken gates, pulls Adam and Eve out from their tombs, with crowds of Old Testament kings and oth...
Images (3)
Drawing
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2681
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drawing
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stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
3
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.1074_Fnt_TR_O96I.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.1074_Fnt_TR_O96I.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.1074_Fnt_TR_O96I.jpg |
| imageCount | 3 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.1074 |