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Rest on the flight into Egypt, Mary holding the infant Christ with St. Joseph at right, copy after Cantarini
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Rest on the flight into Egypt, Mary holding the infant Christ with St. Joseph at right, copy after Cantarini

ca. 1640 or after

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Plate: 7 × 10 7/16 in. (17.8 × 26.5 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