Herodias and Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
Bartolomeo Coriolano
(Italian, 1599–1676)
Guido Reni
(Italian, 1575–1642)
1632 or after
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in light blue-gray, darker blue-gray, and black
DimensionsSheet: 16.8 x 19 cm (6 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)(trimmed to the borderline)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10859
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ProvenanceCount A. Czernin, Kiev (Lugt 1207a). 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.
