The Virgin and Child with a Bishop
Andrea Andreani
(Italian, 1558/59–1629)
Alessandro di Agostino Casolani
(Italian, 1552–1606)
1591
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in medium brown, dark brown, and black
DimensionsSheet: 32.9 x 21.6 cm (12 15/16 x 8 1/2 in.)(trimmed slightly into the image at the top and sides, and slightly into several letters of the inscription at the bottom)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1975.434
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ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 10, 1975
1608
mid 16th century
about 1510–1550
late 16th century
early 16th century
1587
late 16th–mid 17th century
about 1584