Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto Paying Homage to the Coat of Arms of Cardinal Borghese
Simone Cantarini
early 1640s
Medium
Red chalk, with touches of stumping, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
30.6 × 44.1 cm (12 1/16 × 17 3/8 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
204905
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