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Surprise

(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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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
The Virgin, St. Elizabeth, and the Infant St. John the Baptist
The Virgin, St. Elizabeth, and the Infant St. John the Baptist
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th–late 16th century
The Virgin and Child Accompanied by Saints
The Virgin and Child Accompanied by Saints
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th century
The Virgin and Child Accompanied by Saints
The Virgin and Child Accompanied by Saints
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th century
The Virgin and Child Accompanied by Saints
The Virgin and Child Accompanied by Saints
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th century
Christ Entering Jerusalem
Christ Entering Jerusalem
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
1600
Sibyl Reading
Sibyl Reading
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th century
The Resurrection
The Resurrection
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th–mid 16th century
Martha and Mary Magdalen at the Temple
Martha and Mary Magdalen at the Temple
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th–late 16th century
Sleeping Cupid
Sleeping Cupid
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th century
The Four Doctors of the Church
The Four Doctors of the Church
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th century
A Group of Men and Women
A Group of Men and Women
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th–mid 16th century
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
late 16th–early 17th century