Prudence
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
(Italian, 1503–1540)
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
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ProvenanceW.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
early 16th–mid 16th century