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Repose in Egypt, Mary nursing the infant Christ while an angel pulls at tree branches
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Repose in Egypt, Mary nursing the infant Christ while an angel pulls at tree branches

Simone Cantarini

ca.1630–1648

Medium

Etching

Tags

AngelsVirgin MaryJesus

Dimensions

Sheet: 9 13/16 × 8 3/8 in. (25 × 21.2 cm) Plate: 8 3/16 × 6 3/4 in. (20.8 × 17.2 cm) Mount: 14 5/8 × 11 15/16 in. (37.2 × 30.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About 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

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