Perseus Slaying Medusa
Giovanni Gallo
(Italian, 16th 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.)
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
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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.
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
late 16th–early 17th century