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Descent into Limbo

Andrea Mantegna · 1431–1506

Maximum print size

32.8 × 42.4 cm · 12.9 × 16.7 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,881 × 5,000 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 32.8 × 42.4 cm · 12.9 × 16.7 in
Mat border, sides: 3.8 cm · 1.5 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 4.3 cm · 1.7 in

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Details

Date: late 1460s
Medium: engraving
Type: Print
Origin: Italy
Orientation: portrait
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art ↗

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