The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, copy after Cantarini
ca. 1639–1648 or after
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 15/16 in. (16.7 × 22.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.100.701
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the tranquil etching * Holy Family with Saint John Baptist*, a copy after Cantarini, we encounter tender moment from Christian iconography. Created around 1639–1648 or, this work depicts the Virgin Mary, Christ Child, Saint Joseph, and the young John the Baptist in a intimate grouping, emphasizing themes of divine love and familial piety so central to 17th-century religious art. Cantarini, a Bolognese artist active in the Baroque era, was renowned for his graceful figures and emotive compositions, blending classical elegance with spiritual depth. Etching, the medium here, showcases Cantari...
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