Repose in Egypt, Mary nursing the infant Christ while an angel pulls at tree branches
Simone Cantarini
ca. 1639
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 8 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (21 × 17.2 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(71)
Tags
MenTreesJesusAngelsVirgin Mary
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