Descent into Hell
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: The Satirical Passion
Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar
Artist bio: German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London|Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London
Artist role: Artist|Etcher
Artist nationality: German|Bohemian
Date: 1644–52
Medium: Etching, only state
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9 × 6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Devil|Hell|Moses|Adam|Eve|Christ