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    Christ in Limbo
    Luca Penni. Christ in Limbo, ca. 1547–48. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00024278

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    Christ in Limbo

    by Luca Penni

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Luca Penni (Italian, Florence 1500/1504–1557 Paris)
    Date
    ca. 1547–48
    Medium
    Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with brush and white gouache, on paper prepared with pale brown wash; outlines incised for transfer
    Dimensions
    Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 5/8 in. (36.8 × 27 cm)
    Type
    Drawing
    Classification
    Drawings
    Department
    Drawings and Prints
    Credit line
    Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest and Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2014
    Accession no.
    2014.264

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