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Christ descends to Hell

Christ descends to Hell

3782B
Artist
Unidentified Chinese Artist
Title
Christ descends to Hell
Date
1637
Medium
Woodcut. Illustration 47/56 (plus frontispiece, folding map, and title page) of Tianzhu Jiangsheng Chuxiang Jingjie (Illustrated Explana­tions of the Lord of Heaven's Incarnation), by Giulio Aleni S.J. (1582-1649). Published at the Jing Jiao Tang press of Jinjiang, Quanzhou, China, in 1637 (and published shortly thereafter with fewer illustrations).
Location
The Jing Jiao Tang Press, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, China (the 17th century publishers of the Tianzhu Jiangsheng Chuxiang Jingjie).
Photo Source
Bayerische Saatsbibliothek Website
Correspondence Credit
D'Elia 1939.
Item
3782B
Correspondences
Archive: 3782A/3782B
Archive: 3782A/3782B