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The Circumcision


The Presentation in the Temple
Ugo da Carpi (Italian, active about 1502–1532)
Probably after: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
early 16th century

Medium/Technique Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks, in three shades of gray and black
Dimensions Sheet: 40.8 x 30.4 cm (16 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)(trimmed to, or slightly into, the borderline)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1679
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch XII.031.6, ii/ii
Marks Verso, upper left-center, in pen and black ink, the mark of Richard Ford, London (1796-1858)(Lugt 937), 1823; verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, upper left-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceRichard Ford, London (1796-1858)(Lugt 937), 1823; Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897