Christ bearing the cross on his back, copy after Cantarini
ca. 1637–1639 or after
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 5 1/8 × 7 1/2 in. (13 × 19 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(115)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold Simone Cantarini's *Christ Bearing the Cross on His Back a poignant etching from around 1637–1639 or later, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department. This copy after Cantarini captures a dramatic moment from the Passion of Christ, Jesus shoulders the heavy wooden cross en route to Calvary. Rendered on a modest plate measuring 5 1/8 × 7 1/2 inches, the work exemplifies 17th-century Italian Baroque, blending intense emotion with technical precision. As a master of the Bolognese school, Cantarini was renowned for his fluid etchings that echoed the chiaro...
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