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The Descent into Limbo
Andrea Mantegna, mid-15th century
- Artist
- Andrea Mantegna (Italian, Isola di Carturo 1430/31–1506 Mantua)
- Date
- mid-15th century
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brown wash
- Size
- 10 9/16 x 7 7/8 in. (26.9 x 20 cm)
- Type
- Drawings
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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