The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Simone Cantarini
1601 to 1650
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 22.2 × 19 cm (8 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.) plate: 21 × 17.4 cm (8 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1971.37.4
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