Christ in Limbo, by Durer

An image of Christ in Limbo. Dürer, Albrecht (German, 1471-1528). Woodcut, 1510. Alternative Number: Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 121.

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Christ in Limbo. Dürer, Albrecht (German, 1471-1528). Woodcut, 1510. Alternative Number: Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 121.

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Accession Number: P.23-2010
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 734 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.06MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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