The Fall of the Giants
Bartolomeo Coriolano
(Italian, 1599–1676)
Guido Reni
(Italian, 1575–1642)
1641
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut on four sheets, printed from three blocks in orange-brown, medium brown, and dark brown
DimensionsSheet: 90.1 x 63.8 cm (35 1/2 x 25 1/8 in.)
Borderline: 88.3 x 62.3 cm (34 3/4 x 24 1/2 in.)
Borderline: 88.3 x 62.3 cm (34 3/4 x 24 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10863
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ProvenanceKunsthalle, Bremen (Lugt 293, 294); Gutekunst sale, June 1907; purchased at the sale by Mary E. Farwell Ayer (Mrs. James Bourne Ayer, b. 1845 - d. 1915), Boston; Dr. and Mrs. James Bourne Ayer; by inheritance to their 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.
