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Descent into Limbo by Andrea Mantegna — VisualArtsDB

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Descent into Limbo

Descent into Limbo

Descent into Limbo

Andrea Mantegna

1460–1470

Medium: Engraving on paper
Dimensions: 42.6 × 34 cm (16 13/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
Genre: Engravings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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