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St. Francis of Assisi
1591
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from four blocks in black and three shades of brown
Dimensions
Sheet: 31.8 x 22.6 cm (12 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.)
Image: 31.5 x 22.6 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Image: 31.5 x 22.6 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Children of Dr. James B. Ayer
Accession Number21.10792
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.081.30
Marks
Verso of backing sheet, lower right, stamped in black ink, the mark of Adalbert Freiherr von Lanna, Prague (1836-1909)(Lugt 2773); verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceAdalbert Freiherr von Lanna, Prague (b. 1836 - d. 1909), Prague. Dr. 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.