Adam and Eve
Simone Cantarini
ca. 1639
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 7 1/2 in. (27.8 × 19 cm) Plate: 8 × 7 1/16 in. (20.3 × 18 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.1857
Tags
AnimalsBirdsSerpentsAdamEve
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