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 medium red-brown, dark red-brown, and black

DimensionsSheet: 14.4 x 9.9 cm (5 11/16 x 3 7/8 in.)(trimmed to the borderline)

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

Accession number21.10803

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsPrints

Collections

InscriptionsIn the dark square (the upper part of the plinth) in the lower right portion of the image, in black, possibly from the line block, an indecipherable inscription of four letters

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.