The risen Christ breaks open the gates of hell and raises Adam from the dead, while the kings and righteous of the Old Testament look on. A cross-topped Calvary and the empty tomb appear in the distance. An icon of the Lviv school of icon painting, first half of the 17th century, from St. Paraskeva Church in Lviv, Ukraine.

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The Harrowing of Hell by Lviv School
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