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Circella Drinking
Circe Drinking with the Companions of Ulysses
Circella Drinking
Attributed to: Antonio da Trento (Italian, about 1510–about 1550)
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
mid 16th century
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks, in brick red and black
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.5 x 19.1 cm (8 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)(trimmed to the rectangular borderline)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession Number97.1266
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.111.8, i/ii
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, left center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: August 18, 2023)
NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.