Venus and Adonis
Simone Cantarini
1640s
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 11.6 × 17.1 cm (4 9/16 × 6 3/4 in.), trimmed within platemark
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier
Accession Number
2018.113.11
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