The Massacre of the Innocents
Monogrammist NDB
(Italian, active about 1544)
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
(Italian, 1483–1520)
1544
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks, in three shades of brown
DimensionsSheet: 29.2 x 50.3 cm (11 1/2 x 19 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10789
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ProvenanceAdalbert Freiherr von Lanna (b. 1836 - d. 1909), Prague. Dr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1849 - d. 1910), Boston; by inheritance to his children, Mary Farwell (neé Ayer) Rousmanière (b. 1878 - d. 1935), NY, NY, Nathaniel Farwell Ayer (b. 1879 - d. 1948), Boston, Dr. James Bourne Ayer (b. 1882 - d. 1963), Boston, and Elizabeth (neé Ayer) Inches (b. 1891 - d. ?); December 31, 1921, their gift to the MFA.
Monogrammist NDB
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th–late 16th century
