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Infant Sleeping on a Skull

Infant Sleeping on a Skull

(Italian, 1575–1642)
early to mid 17th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, line block only
DimensionsSheet: 18.1 x 26.2 cm (7 1/8 x 10 5/16 in.)
Image (borderline): 13.5 x 21.1 cm (5 5/16 x 8 5/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1975.423
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 10, 1975
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