Adam and Eve
Simone Cantarini
1640s
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 19.7 × 17 cm (7 3/4 × 6 11/16 in.) sheet: 20.9 × 18 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier
Accession Number
2018.113.14
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