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.