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Madonna and Child seated on clouds and surrounded by angels
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Madonna and Child seated on clouds and surrounded by angels

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 5 9/16 × 4 1/2 in. (14.1 × 11.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About 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

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