Jason with the Golden Fleece
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
(Italian, 1503–1540)
Andrea Andreani
(Italian, 1558/59–1629)
mid 16th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in light tan, brown, and dark brown
DimensionsSheet: 35.4 x 26.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.)(trimmed to, or slightly into, the borderline)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10797
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ProvenanceDr. 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.
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th–mid 16th century
