Fortune
1632/48
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper
Dimensions
23.7 × 14.5 cm (9 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
42988
Art Historical Context
Simone Cantarini's *Fortune*, created between 1632 and1648, is a delicate etching on cream laid paper, measuring 23.7 × 14.5 cm. This intimate print, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings department, exemplifies theolognese artist's mastery during the Baroque era. Cantarini (1612–1648), a protégé of Guido Reni, blended classical elegance with dramatic flair, drawing from the Carracci legacy to produce refined, reproducible images that circulated widely across Europe. Etching allowed Cantarini to achieve fluid, expressive lines with remarkable precision—acid etching into a c...
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