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Herodias and Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Herodias and Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

(Italian, 1599–1676)
(Italian, 1575–1642)
1631
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in light yellow-brown, darker yellow-brown, and black
DimensionsSheet: 16.8 x 18.8 cm (6 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.)(trimmed slightly into the borderline)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP1653
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
This impression does not seem to have the date "1631" in the middle tone block described by Takahatake.
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897