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The Alliance of Peace and Abundance
Italian
1627–42
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from two blocks in brownish-orange and black
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.9 x 18.9 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
Image (borderline): 21.3 x 15.4 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
Image (borderline): 21.3 x 15.4 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK36
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.131.10, iii/iv; Takahatake 23, iii/iv (untouched impression)
DescriptionIn this impression, unlike other impressions of the third state, the date "1642" in the lower center has not been filled in with ink by hand, and thus remains visible.
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
InscriptionsLower left, in image: Guido Rhenus / Bonon. Inuen. / Bart'. Coriolanus Eq. Sculp.
Lower center, in image (not filled in with ink): 1642
Lower right, in image: Romæ. / 1627.
Lower center, in image (not filled in with ink): 1642
Lower right, in image: Romæ. / 1627.
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1581), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 20, 1898)
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.