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The Head of Christ

(Italian, 16th century)
mid 16th–late 16th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in tan, medium brown, and black
DimensionsSheet: 34.7 x 25.3 cm (13 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Image: 34.4 x 25.2 cm (13 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1975.531
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceAlbertina, Vienna (Lugt 5g); W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 10, 1975
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