Surprise

Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century

Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)

16th century

Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from two blocks in teal blue and black

DimensionsSheet: 24.4 x 15.3 cm (9 5/8 x 6 in.)(trimmed into the image)

Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen

Accession number64.1131

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ClassificationsPrints

Collections

ProvenanceAn unidentified collector (the initials "J.C.E.")(not in Lugt); W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 23, 1964

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