Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist
Giovanni Gallo
(Italian, 16th century)
Marco Pino
(Italian, about 1525–about 1587)
about 1570s-80s
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from four blocks in three shades of red, and dark brown
DimensionsSheet: 41.5 x 26.5 cm (16 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.)(trimmed to the borderline)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession number87.823
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ProvenanceAmbroise Firmin-Didot (b. 1790- d. 1876), Paris (Lugt 119). By 1888, Henry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1897, sold by Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession Date: June 7, 2017)
NOTES: [1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTES: [1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
