Saint Sebastian
Simone Cantarini
1640s
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 19.2 × 12.6 cm (7 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.) sheet: 19.5 × 12.9 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/16 in.) mount: 46.5 × 33 cm (18 5/16 × 13 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier
Accession Number
2018.113.13
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