Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto Offering their Crowns to the Arms of Cardinal Borghese
Simone Cantarini
1640/45
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 31 × 43.5 cm (12 1/4 × 17 3/16 in.); Plate: 31.5 × 44 cm (12 7/16 × 17 3/8 in.); Sheet: 32 × 44 cm (12 5/8 × 17 3/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
79947
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