Sleeping Cupid

Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century

mid 16th century

Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from two blocks in violet and black on yellowish paper

DimensionsSheet: 9.5 x 14.6 cm (3 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)(trimmed into, or slightly inside of, the borderline)

Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen

Accession number1975.425

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ClassificationsPrints

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ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 10, 1975

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