A Study of "Christ in Limbo"

Christ stands in an open doorway leading to some sort of liminal space. A portal between this world and another. The heavy wooden door, once concealed within a rock, has been thrust open. Satan lies, squashed underneath.

Within this other world are the faces of many. Huddled together, squished inside. These faces appear forlorn, fatigued, as if they have languished so long, they had begun to wonder if anyone would remember them.

Read my article on Benvenuto di Giovanni’s painting “Christ in Limbo” here