The descent of Christ into limbo

Predis, Cristoforo de (ca. 1440-before 1486)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
1476
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
Milano
School:
Lombard school

    Item location

  • Biblioteca Reale (Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: ms Varia 124]126r

Description

During his descent into limbo Jesus Christ met many famous people, including King David.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Harp [3285]

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "Riflessi della Milano musicale sforzesca nel codice Varia 124 della Biblioteca Reale di Torino", Music in Art 33/1-2 (2008) 30-37. RILM 2008-06212.

Santarelli, Cristina. “Iconografia musicale nei codici miniati delle biblioteche torinesi”, Miscellanea di studi (Istituto per i beni musicali in Piemonte) 6 (2006) 25-45.

RIdIM record id

3260