Pieta
Simone Cantarini
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk on cream laid paper
Dimensions
24.3 × 18.6 cm (9 5/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
7069
Rights
Public Domain
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