Herodias and Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
Bartolomeo Coriolano
(Italian, 1599–1676)
Guido Reni
(Italian, 1575–1642)
1631
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in tan, slightly darker tan, and black
DimensionsSheet: 16.6 x 18.3 cm (6 9/16 x 7 3/16 in.)(trimmed into or slightly inside the borderline)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10860
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This impression does not have the date "1631" in the middle tone block described by Takahatake.
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.
