Mercury and Argus, counterproof of copy in reverse after Cantarini
Simone Cantarini
ca. 1630–1648 or after
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 7/16 × 15 3/4 in. (34.2 × 40 cm) Plate: 10 3/16 × 11 15/16 in. (25.8 × 30.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry Shaw Newman, 1941
Accession Number
41.97.553
Tags
MenMercuryDogsTreesFlutesBullsLandscapes
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