The Holy Family
Simone Cantarini
1601 to 1650
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to platemark): 12.5 × 19.4 cm (4 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Herbert and Claiborne Pell
Accession Number
1956.8.3
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