Rest on the flight into Egypt, Mary holding the infant Christ while St. Joseph points into the distance, copy after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini

ca. 1637–1639 or after

Rest on the flight into Egypt, Mary holding the infant Christ while St. Joseph points into the distance, copy after Cantarini by Simone Cantarini

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 6 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (15.8 × 19.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947

Accession Number

47.100.1299

Tags

InfantsMenChristVirgin Mary

About the Artist

Simone Cantarini · 16121648

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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