Virgin and Child in Glory
Simone Cantarini
1640s
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 14.4 × 11.4 cm (5 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.) sheet: 14.6 × 11.7 cm (5 3/4 × 4 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier
Accession Number
2018.113.9
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