The Christian Hero
Andrea Andreani
(Italian, 1558/59–1629)
Giovanni Battista Franco
(Italian, about 1510–1561)
1610
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, apparently printed from two blocks, in tan and black (Bartsch says the image is printed from three blocks)
DimensionsSheet: 50.3 x 33.7 cm (19 13/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
Image: 49.7 x 33.4 cm (19 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Image: 49.7 x 33.4 cm (19 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10804
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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
mid 16th–late 16th century
