Saint Sebastian

1640s

Simone Cantarini

Associated Names
Simone Cantarini

Artist, Pesarese, 1612 - 1648

The image shows a seated, nude male figure leaning against a tree with his entire body visible. His left arm rests on his forehead, and his legs are extended forward. The figure has wavy hair, which frames his face, and his facial features suggest a contemplative or resting expression. A small, winged figure is shown hovering above him with one arm stretched forward. An arrow is depicted piercing the seated man's side. The surroundings include lightly sketched foliage and a tree trunk behind the man, contributing to a natural setting. The background features clouds. The image appears to be a detailed engraving or drawing, with text and numbers written in the margins of the sheet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.2 × 12.6 cm (7 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.5 × 12.9 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/16 in.)
    mount: 46.5 × 33 cm (18 5/16 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 24


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 24

1980

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Simone Cantarini. Milan, 1980: no. 25, copy A

1997

  • Massari, Anna Maria Ambrosini Massari et al., Simone Cantarini, detto il Pesarese, 1612 - 1648. Milan, 1997: no.14, copy

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: vol 19, pa 136, no. 24


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