Descent into Limbo
Workshop of Andrea Mantegna. c. 1475. engraving on laid paper (by Gian Marco Cavalli?). Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Gallery of Art.
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- Virtus Combusta: An Allegory of VirtueNational Gallery of Art · 1500/1505 · 1941.1.1 · Compare side by side →
- Hercules and AntaeusNational Gallery of Art · c. 1495 · 1941.1.9 · Compare side by side →
- Four Dancing MusesNational Gallery of Art · after 1497 · 1941.1.10 · Compare side by side →
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