impression:T16706

Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)

Things – T16706

Descensus ad inferos

(London, BM)

Details

printing: impression
woodcut
paper
page: figure
matrix h: 231 mm
matrix w: 155 mm

Matrices

Hans Schäufelein (printmaker), Descensus ad inferos (Peypus; Wietor)

Actors

Hans Schäufelein (ca 1480 - 11 November 1539/13 September 1540) printmaker : 1 January 1505 - 30 August 1507

Places

Nuremberg production place : 1507
London, British Museum (1895,0122.488) storage place

Design

Hans Schäufelein (printmaker), Descensus ad inferos (Peypus; Wietor) Part of Set of Passion scenes by Schäufelein et al. ca 235 x 160 mm (Peypus; Wietor) ◼

In-Urus interactions

Expert view

Iconography description

Descensus ad inferos (Iconclass: 73D9)

Inscriptions, Markings and Mentions

Matrix inscriptions

HS and two crossed shovels

References

Matrices' graphic catalogue entries

Bartsch: VII.253.34-20
Hollstein German: XLIII.730

Web resources

external link

Credits

Created on

2021-10-13 13:41

Edited by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-06-27 21:39)