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Descent into Limbo
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Christ, with in his hand the banner of the Resurrection, breaks the locked doors of the Limbo and frees the souls of the Old Testament saints. Bottom left and at the top defeated devils. On the left in a doorway Adam and Eve. Below the image three lines in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAfdaling in het Voorgeborchte. 1608 - c. 1639. Philippe van Mallery. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
