The Circumcision
Ugo da Carpi
(Italian, active about 1502–1532)
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
(Italian, 1503–1540)
early 16th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks, in three shades of red-brown and black
DimensionsSheet: 38.5 x 29.2 cm (15 3/16 x 11 1/2 in.)(lacking c.18 mm at the top; trimmed slightly into the image on the other three sides)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number64.1030
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ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 23, 1964
