Christ in Limbo
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Luca Penni
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1500/1504–1557 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
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)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest and Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2014
Accession year: 2014
Tags: Christ|Men|Female Nudes|Mythical Creatures