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Christ in Limbo

painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder
VisualArtwork painting Q29953793
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Summary

Christ in Limbo is a painting[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Hans Rottenhammer[3]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
  • Genre: religious art[5]
  • Collection: Bavarian State Painting Collections[6]
  • Inventory number: 6408[7]
  • Location: Staatsgalerie Aschaffenburg[8]
  • Catalog code: 129[9]
  • Inception: January 1, 1597[10]
  • Main subject: Harrowing of Hell[11]
  • Title: Christus in der Vorhölle[12]
  • Different from: Christ's Descent into Limbo[13]
  • Height: 21.6 cm[14]
  • Width: 27.9 cm[15]
  • Copyright status: public domain[16]

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  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Multichill · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Width → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+27.9'}
    Different from → Christ's Descent into Limbo
    Genre → religious art
    Inventory number → 6408
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Main subject: Harrowing of Hell, Adding claim Main subject -> Harrowing of Hell using [[MediaWiki:AddQuickClaim.js]]"
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