Rape of Europa
Simone Cantarini
ca. 1636
Medium
Etching and Drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/8 × 12 11/16 in. (23.1 × 32.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession Number
1986.1180.437
Tags
CupidEuropaBulls
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