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The Slaughter of Niobe's Children, from The History of Niobe
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
After: Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (Italian, 1618–1677 or later)
After: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, about 1497–about 1543)
After: Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (Italian, 1618–1677 or later)
After: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, about 1497–about 1543)
late 17th century
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11.4 x 34.1 cm (4 1/2 x 13 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 11.2 x 33.8 cm (4 7/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 11.2 x 33.8 cm (4 7/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB1561
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 20 (copy in reverse); Illustrated Bartsch 20, (copy in reverse)(not cited by TIB)
Marks
Verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900