Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto offering their crowns to the arms of Cardinal Borghese
Simone Cantarini
1642–43
Medium
Etching; second state of four
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 12 5/16 × 17 1/4 in. (31.2 × 43.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession Number
1986.1180.436
Tags
EaglesJupiterNeptuneHorsesMale NudesPluto
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