Sleeping Cupid
Bartolomeo Coriolano
(Italian, 1599–1676)
Guido Reni
(Italian, 1575–1642)
mid 17th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from two blocks in gray and black
DimensionsSheet: 31 x 39.2 cm (12 3/16 x 15 7/16 in.)
Borderline: 29.8 x 37.8 cm (11 3/4 x 14 7/8 in.)
Borderline: 29.8 x 37.8 cm (11 3/4 x 14 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10862
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ProvenanceDr. 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.
