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Madonna and Child in the Clouds

Madonna and Child in the Clouds

(Italian, 1558/59–1629)
(Italian, about 1535–1612)
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from two blocks in light brown and black
DimensionsSheet: 24.5 x 20.3 cm (9 5/8 x 8 in.)(trimmed to the borderline)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1975.474
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Description
This print is after Barocci's etching of c.1581 (Bartsch 2)
InscriptionsIn the line block, bottom center, the initials "FBIN"
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 10, 1975