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The Sacrifice
Mucius Scaevola
The Sacrifice
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
Possibly by: Antonio da Trento (Italian, about 1510–about 1550)
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
Possibly by: Antonio da Trento (Italian, about 1510–about 1550)
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
mid 16th century
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks, in light reddish-brown and black
Dimensions
Sheet: 10.4 x 14.9 cm (4 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.)(trimmed to the borderline)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1651
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.152.21
Marks
Verso, bottom left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right-center, 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