Repose in Egypt, Mary holding and looking at the infant Christ while St. Joseph sleeps
Simone Cantarini
ca. 1637–39
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 15/16 × 5 1/2 in. (10 × 14 cm) Plate: 3 1/4 × 5 1/16 in. (8.2 × 12.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.4(65)
Tags
Saint JosephChristVirgin MarySleeping
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