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Christ in Limbo: AD.5.22-36

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Christ in Limbo
The Fall and Salvation of Mankind through the Life and Passion of Christ

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1513 : Date according to Winzinger

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical)
Image Height 72 mm Width 48 mm
Sheet Height 74 mm Width 51 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 36
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 34
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-36
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-36
Primary reference Number: 30161
Bartsch: 34
Winzinger: 59
New Hollstein (German): 34
Old location number: 37.1.19b
Lugt: 2475

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Christ in Limbo" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/30161 Accessed: 2024-04-26 20:53:39

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