Holy Family with a rosary
Simone Cantarini
ca. 1640–42
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 5 1/16 × 3 5/16 in. (12.9 × 8.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession Number
62.635.780
Tags
Holy FamilyRosaries
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