Harrowing of Hell; Resurrection

Object Name
Artist/Maker
Date
late 15th century-early 16th century
Medium
boxwood
Credit Line
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
Object Number
720 Div.
Location
AGO, Gallery 137 Margaret Eaton Gallery
Institution/Owner

Dimensions

Overall Open (diameter): 56mm (5.6 cm)

Description

Inner upper: Harrowing of Hell; lower: Resurrection with Noli Me Tangere in the left background; six outer roundels: each depicts a scene from the Passion: Crucifixion, Lamentation, Entombment

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription
Carved Latin inscriptions:

ET INFINE OCCIDE[n]TIS EN[s] NESCIENTES EIVS RESVRR[e]CCIONE [lower inner]

ET CATIVITATE CAPIETA BELIAL ANIMAS SANCTORV[m] [upper inner]

[source: Rijksmuseum catalogue]

Provenance

Previous Owner(s)
Unsorted

Subjects

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