Prudence

Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century

Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)

mid 16th century

Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in pale tan, gray, and black

DimensionsSheet: 14.5 x 10 cm (5 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)(trimmed to the borderline)

Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer

Accession number21.10802

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ClassificationsPrints

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InscriptionsIn the dark square (the upper part of the plinth) at the lower left part of the image, apparently in pen and red ink, the monogram of Andrea Andreani; also, at the bottom of the image, about 20 mm from the left edge, in black ink, apparently from a woodblock, the number "56"

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.