Adam and Eve
Simone Cantarini
ca. 1639
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 7 3/4 × 6 11/16 in. (19.7 × 17 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(59)
Tags
AnimalsBirdsFruitAdamEve
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