The Adoration of the Magi
Giuseppe Niccolò Rossigliani, called Niccolò Vicentino
(Italian, active about 1510–1550)
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
(Italian, 1503–1540)
about 1510–1550
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks, in three shades of gray-violet
DimensionsSheet: 33.2 x 25 cm (13 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)(trimmed to the borderline at the top and sides; lacking 2-3 mm at the bottom)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession number21.10851
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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.
Giuseppe Niccolò Rossigliani, called Niccolò Vicentino