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The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

Michele (Lucchese) Greco (Italian, active 1553–1604)
Copied after: Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1480–1527/34)
After: Baccio Bandinelli (Italian, 1493–1560)
mid 16th–16th century

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 27.6 x 36.2 cm (10 7/8 x 14 1/4 in.)(trimmed within the platemark at the sides; c. 1-2 mm margins at the top and bottom)
Credit Line Gift of George Washington Wales
Accession NumberM1900
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Passavant VI, 167, 7 (a later state, not described by Passavant, with the address of Carlo Losi, 1774); Le Blanc 4
Marks Verso of backing sheet, center, stamped in blue ink, the mark of the MFA Wales Collection (Lugt 2544)
ProvenanceGeorge Washington Wales, Boston (1815-1896); his gift to the MFA April 15, 1882