The Virgin and Child with a Bird
Simone Cantarini
1601 to 1650
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within platemark): 21.9 × 14.8 cm (8 5/8 × 5 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1971.37.22
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