Woman Contemplating a Skull
Andrea Andreani
(Italian, 1558/59–1629)
Alessandro di Agostino Casolani
(Italian, 1552–1606)
1591
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from four blocks in black and three shades of gray-green
DimensionsSheet: 33.8 x 21.3 cm (13 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.)(trimmed to the borderline at the top and sides, and to the lower edge of the inscription at the bottom)
Credit LineGift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession numberK31
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ProvenancePierre Mariette II, Paris (1634-1716)(Lugt 1789), 1679; Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston (1837-1900); his gift to the MFA October 20, 1898
about 1533–50
1587
about 1510–1550
about 1525–50
about 1533–50
late 16th century