Descent into Hell
These three prints depict Christ’s descent into Hell to liberate the souls of biblical figures who died before him. Christ has dashed open the Gates of Hell, which are guarded by flying demons in the Italian version and by a reptilian Cerberus ( hound of the underworld in Greek mythology ) in the prints of Dürer, one f which shows Christ crushing the Devil.
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Descent into Hell
These three prints depict Christ’s descent into Hell to liberate the souls of biblical figures who died before him. Christ has dashed open the Gates of Hell, which are guarded by flying demons in the Italian version and by a reptilian Cerberus ( hound of the underworld in Greek mythology ) in the prints of Dürer, one f which shows Christ crushing the Devil.
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Uploaded on November 10, 2020
Taken on September 24, 2020