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The Temptation of the Idler
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
Copied after: Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1480–1527/34)
After: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Copied after: Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1480–1527/34)
After: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
early 16th century
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 20.7 x 12.5 cm (8 1/8 x 4 15/16 in.)(trimmed inside the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1298
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
After the Dürer engraving, Bartsch 76
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XIV.415.651 (copy)(or possibly a copy directly from Dürer)
Marks
Verso, lower left-center, stamped in gray ink, the mark of The Rev. J. Burleigh James, Knowbury Park, Shropshire (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 1425); verso, lower center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (Lugt 1309); verso, center, stamped in violet ink (almost completely faded), the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceThe Rev. J. Burleigh James, Knowbury Park, Shropshire (mid-19th cent.)(Lugt 1425); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897