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(Italian, about 1510–about 1550)
(Italian, 1503–1540)
mid 16th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks, in olive brown and black
DimensionsSheet: 14.9 x 19.3 cm (5 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Image (borderline): 10.2 x 14.8 cm (4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1975.552
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 10, 1975
Sibyl Reading
Sibyl Reading
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th century
Mucius Scaevola
Mucius Scaevola
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
The Four Doctors of the Church
The Four Doctors of the Church
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th century
Faun and Nymph
Faun and Nymph
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
Temperance
Temperance
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
about 1540s
A Saint in Supplication
A Saint in Supplication
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
early 17th–mid 17th century
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 Martyrdom of SS Peter and Paul
The Martyrdom of SS Peter and Paul
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th–mid 16th century
Man Holding a Festoon
Man Holding a Festoon
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
16th century
Charity
Charity
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th century