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Descent into Hell

Martin Schongauer

Descent into Hell

1478-1479

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Descent into Hell

Martin Schongauer

Descent into Hell

Martin Schongauer

Descent into Hell

1478-1479

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet (cut to platemark): 163 x 114 mm. (6 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Blanche Adler
Object Number 1929.17.14.5
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1929; purchased as the gift of Blanche Adler; J.D. Bohm.

Inscribed: lower center in plate: "M + S"

Markings: WM: little bull's head with St. Anthony's cross; CM: B.A. (Blanche Adler)

Artist

Martin Schongauer

1429–1490

German, c. 1430-1491
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YOUNG WOMAN WITH A WREATH OF OAK LEAVES
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Young Woman with a Wreath of Oak Leaves
1645
SHELL, STONE, AND FEATHER WITH BARK
Helen Torr
Shell, Stone, and Feather with Bark
1930
THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST
Urs Graf and Martin Schongauer
The Baptism of Christ
1504
A TULIP, A CARNATION AND ROSES, WITH SHELLS AND INSECTS, ON A LEDGE
Balthasar van der Ast
A Tulip, a Carnation and Roses, with Shells and Insects, on a Ledge
1629–1638
THE FIFTH FOOLISH VIRGIN
Israhel van Meckenem II and Martin Schongauer
The Fifth Foolish Virgin
1464–1502
CHOLUTECA CONCH SHELL BROOCH
William Spratling
Choluteca Conch Shell Brooch
1934–1948
STANDING VIRGIN, TURNED TO THE LEFT
Martin Schongauer and Martin Schongauer
The Virgin Walking
1474–1484
DRAWING AFTER "LA POUDRERIE DE LA ROCHELLE"
Morgan Russell and Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Drawing after "La Poudrerie de La Rochelle"
1925–1935
SAINT STEPHEN
Martin Schongauer
Saint Stephen
1473
FRONTISPIECE FOR THE "OTHELLO" ILLUSTRATIONS
Théodore Chassériau
Frontispiece for the "Othello" Illustrations
1843
SAINT LAWRENCE
Martin Schongauer
Saint Lawrence
1474–1478
Barry Moser, Mark Twain, and others
"All right, I'll go to hell --"
1984