A Giant (Study for "The Fall of the Giants")
Bartolomeo Coriolano
(Italian, 1599–1676)
Guido Reni
(Italian, 1575–1642)
1638
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in light tan, medium tan, and black
DimensionsSheet: 25.6 x 19.4 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/8 in.)(trimmed to borderline)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10864
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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.
