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Prudence

mid 16th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in brown, dark brown, and black
DimensionsSheet: 14.8 x 10.1 cm (5 13/16 x 4 in.)(trimmed to the borderline at the top and sides, with c. 1 mm margin at the bottom)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number64.1124
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 23, 1964
Charity
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th century
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Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
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Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
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Charity
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th century