The Death of Ajax
Giuseppe Niccolò Rossigliani, called Niccolò Vicentino
(Italian, active about 1510–1550)
Polidoro da Caravaggio
(Italian, about 1497–about 1543)
about 1525–50
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks, in light brown, blue-gray, and black
DimensionsSheet: 34 x 44.8 cm (13 3/8 x 17 5/8 in.)
Image (borderline): 31.7 x 41.8 cm (12 1/2 x 16 7/16 in.)
Image (borderline): 31.7 x 41.8 cm (12 1/2 x 16 7/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number64.1084
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ProvenanceDr. Julius Hofmann, Carlsbad and Vienna (1840-1913)(Lugt 1264); W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 23, 1964
Giuseppe Niccolò Rossigliani, called Niccolò Vicentino
about 1540s
Giuseppe Niccolò Rossigliani, called Niccolò Vicentino
about 1510–1550
