A guardian angel walking with a child
Simone Cantarini
ca. 1640
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 5 1/16 in. (19.5 × 12.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.4(131)
Tags
ChildrenWalkingAngels
About the Artist
Simone Cantarini · 1612–1648
He was one of the most eminent pupils of Guido Reni and one of the most gifted engravers in the tradition of the Carracci. He had a strong personality and developed a highly original style, which united aspects of Bolognese classicism with a bold naturalism. Comment on works: Religious