Art, Symbol & Imagination
Christ’s Descent into Limbo: After Fra Angelico
Christ, carrying a cross staff, reaches towards a haloed figure followed by a close group emerging from darkness. Broken architectural forms lie below the opening. The caption identifies the Descent of Christ into Limbo by Fra Angelico and credits Anderson, Rome, for the reproduction. The extended hands make rescue the picture’s central action, joining the illuminated visitor to the company waiting within.
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Fra Angelico. "Christ’s Descent into Limbo: After Fra Angelico" [editorial title]. In A Walk in Other Worlds with Dante, Marion S. Bainbrigge. 1969 Kennikat Press reissue of 1914 work, 1969, Kennikat Press. Source scan leaf 79. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0068-0070
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Fra Angelico. Christ’s Descent into Limbo: After Fra Angelico. A Walk in Other Worlds with Dante. Scan leaf 79. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0068-0070