The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

mid 16th–16th century
Michele (Lucchese) Greco (Italian, active 1553–1604), Copied after Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1480–1527/34)

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Catalogue Raisonné

Passavant VI, 167, 7 (a later state, not described by Passavant, with the address of Carlo Losi, 1774); Le Blanc 4

Dimensions

Sheet: 27.6 x 36.2 cm (10 7/8 x 14 1/4 in.)(trimmed within the platemark at the sides; c. 1-2 mm margins at the top and bottom)

Accession Number

M1900

Medium or Technique

Engraving

Not On View

Collections

Europe, Prints and Drawings

Classifications

Prints

Markings

Verso of backing sheet, center, stamped in blue ink, the mark of the MFA Wales Collection (Lugt 2544)

Provenance

George Washington Wales, Boston (1815-1896); his gift to the MFA April 15, 1882

Credit Line

Gift of George Washington Wales