Skip to main content

The Harrowing of Hell: P.4881.11-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Harrowing of Hell
Christ in Limbo
The Large Passion

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

1510 - 1511

Note

Latin edition

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Height 396 mm Width 282 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1510
  • Location: Image right centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

Inscription present: monogram inscribed on a rock

  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image centre right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

Inscription present: 30 lines of latin text

  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4881.11-R
Primary reference Number: 119063
Bartsch: 14
Illustrated Bartsch: 14
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .214
Meder: 121
Hollstein (German): 121
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum: 164
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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) "The Harrowing of Hell" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119063 Accessed: 2024-12-18 22:15:55

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119063 |title=The Harrowing of Hell |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-18 22:15:55|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-119063

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...