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Perseus Slaying Medusa
Perseus Slaying Medusa

Perseus Slaying Medusa

Giovanni Gallo (Italian, 16th century)
Unidentified artist, French, 17th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
Marco Pino (Italian, about 1525–about 1587)
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in orange-tan, red, and black
DimensionsSheet: 38.2 x 25.5 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Image (borderline): 35.6 x 23.1 cm (14 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10810
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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.
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