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Moses Breaking the Tablets of Law

(Italian, 1558/59–1629)
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in black and two shades of gray, on eight sheets
DimensionsFramed: 151.4 x 210.2 x 5.1 cm (59 5/8 x 82 3/4 x 2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number2004.629
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInventory numbers inscribed in brown ink on the versos: 90053–90059
ProvenanceFriedrich August II of Saxony (1797-1854, Dresden, Lugt 971) and by descent; W. G. Russell Allen (1882-1955, Boston); his bequest to MFA, accessioned 2004.