Rape of Europa
Simone Cantarini
ca. 1636
Medium
Etching with drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 8 15/16 × 12 3/8 in. (22.7 × 31.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Burton Emmett, 1929
Accession Number
29.49.47
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
AnimalsEuropa
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