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The Descent into Limbo by Andrea Mantegna — VisualArtsDB

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The Descent into Limbo

The Descent into Limbo

The Descent into Limbo

Andrea Mantegna

1436–1470

Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash
Dimensions: 10 9/16 x 7 7/8 in. (26.9 x 20 cm)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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