The Virgin and Child, St. Sebastian, and a Bishop
Ugo da Carpi
(Italian, active about 1502–1532)
early 16th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks, in four shades of grayish brown
DimensionsSheet: 40.4 x 30.6 cm (15 7/8 x 12 1/16 in.)(with the borderline showing all around)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number64.1048
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Bartsch notes the initials "FBV" that appear on the Andreani printing, done in 1605, which he says stand for Federico Barocci (1535-1612). Given the dates of the two artists, if this print is by Ugo da Carpi, it cannot be after Barocci; and conversely, if it is after Barocci, it cannot be by Ugo.
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 23, 1964