Illustrations of the "Harrowing of Hell"


	Illustrations of the "Harrowing of Hell"

enbar

3-22-2008 2:57 PM

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enbar says:

Happy Good Friday, everybody. Here are a few interesting historical images of the "harrowing of Hell" tradition drawn from various Christian iconographic sources.

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