A Portrait of a Queen and a Study of a Woman Seated on a Cloud; verso, Sleeping Figure
Simone Cantarini
1601 to 1650
Medium
red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 15.2 x 19.3 cm (6 x 7 5/8 in.) (the lower right corner cut out)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Accession Number
2009.70.91
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