Master I. O. V. (possibly Jean Viset)
Allegory of the Birth of Christ

ArtistItalian (Bolognese), active c. 1537–1550
ArtistItalian (Florentine), 1494–1540
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Allegory of the Birth of Christ
Datec. 1537
PlaceFrance
MediumEtching on laid paper, state I/I
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 12 5/8 × 11 in. (32 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alvin S. Romansky Prints and Drawings Accession Fund
Object number94.93
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Acid on Metal: The Art of Etching and Aquatint," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 11–November 27, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in the lower right corner of the plate: "IVR"

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