The Virgin and Child, St. Sebastian, and a Bishop
Ugo da Carpi
(Italian, active about 1502–1532)
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks, in orange-brown and three shades of brown
DimensionsSheet: 40 x 25.8 cm (15 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)(trimmed into the image; lacking c. 25 mm at the left)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP1683
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Bartsch notes the initials "FBV" that appear on the Andreani printing, done in 1605, which he says stand for Federico Barocci (1535-1612). Given the dates of the two artists, if this print is by Ugo da Carpi, it cannot be after Barocci; and conversely, if it is after Barocci, it cannot be by Ugo.
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897
