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Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
mid 16th century
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in light brown, medium brown, and dark brown
Dimensions
Sheet: 16.6 x 12.1 cm (6 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Image (borderline): 14.8 x 10.1 cm (5 13/16 x 4 in.)
Image (borderline): 14.8 x 10.1 cm (5 13/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession Number21.10800
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.128.3
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in black ink, the mark of Ambroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (1790-1876)(Lugt 119); verso, lower center, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceAmbroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (b. 1790 - d. 1876), Paris. Dr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1849 - d. 1910), Boston; by inheritance to his children, Mary Farwell (neé Ayer) Rousmanière (b. 1878 - d. 1935), NY, NY, Nathaniel Farwell Ayer (b. 1879 - d. 1948), Boston, Dr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1882 - d. 1963), Boston, and Elizabeth (neé Ayer) Inches (b. 1891 - d. ?); December 31, 1921, their gift to the MFA.