In Albrecht Dürer’s dramatic woodcut, Christ kneels to rescue damned souls as monstrous figures attack him from above. According to some biblical verses, Christ traveled to Hell to grant salvation to the tortured souls imprisoned there while he was entombed for three days between being crucified and resurrected. Behind Christ stands Adam, the first man, holding an apple and bearing a large cross. Dürer signed the print with his initials on the stone near Christ’s knee and dated it on the ledge near his head.