Apollo wearing a mantle and holding a laurel branch and violin
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.7 x 15.8 cm) Plate: 7 3/8 x 5 9/16 in. (18.8 x 14.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.2854
Tags
ViolinsApolloLeaves
About the Artist
Simone Cantarini|John Boydell|Victor Marie Picot · 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