Herodias and Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

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Herodias and Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Bartolomeo Coriolano (Italian, 1599–1676)
After: Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642)

1632 or after

Medium/Technique Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in light brown, medium brown, and black

Dimensions Sheet: 16.9 x 19 cm (6 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)(trimmed to borderline)

Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession NumberP1652

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch XII.047.29; Takahatake 2 (Version B), only state, Variant a

DescriptionSeveral tears; laid down on a backing sheet

Marks Verso, bottom left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)

ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897