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Madonna and Child with a bird, copy in reverse
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Madonna and Child with a bird, copy in reverse

ca. 1635–36 or after

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 8 7/16 in. × 6 in. (21.5 × 15.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985

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