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Christ in Limbo
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The engraving was hand-colored by Georg Mack the Elder circa 1588 (initialed "GM" in gold). The recto border of the vellum mount is decorated with a scroll of flowers, four birds and a tortoise. The verso has a German manuscript text in brown ink and gold relating to the Entombment of Christ, and the border is decorated with a scroll of red lilies, a caterpillar, a butterfly, other insects and a duck.
Department of Prints
[Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandlung Frankfurt-am-Main Germany by 1989] to; Samuel Josefowitz Collection London 1989 sold; [Christie's New York "Albrecht Dürer Masterpieces from a Private Collection " 29 January 2013 lot 41] to; [C.G. Boerner LLC New York] to; Harvard Art Museums Fogg Museum 2013.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Acquisition Fund for Prints
Title: Christ in Limbo
Description:
The engraving was hand-colored by Georg Mack the Elder circa 1588 (initialed "GM" in gold).
The recto border of the vellum mount is decorated with a scroll of flowers, four birds and a tortoise.
The verso has a German manuscript text in brown ink and gold relating to the Entombment of Christ, and the border is decorated with a scroll of red lilies, a caterpillar, a butterfly, other insects and a duck.
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X-Radiograph Settings: 5 ma, 25 kv, 20 sec.
Burroughs Number: 1788
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