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Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
(Italian, 1503–1540)
mid 16th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in medium brown, dark brown, and black
DimensionsSheet: 14.3 x 9.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)(trimmed slightly into the borderline)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number64.1119
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ProvenanceFriedrich August II, King of Saxony, Dresden (1797-1854)(Lugt 971); W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 23, 1964
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th–late 16th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th–late 16th century