Saint Anthony of Padua Holding the Christ Child

1640s

Simone Cantarini

Associated Names
Simone Cantarini

Artist, Pesarese, 1612 - 1648

The image shows a sketch of an adult and a child. The adult is standing while holding the child in his arms, showing support and affection. The facial features of both individuals are delicately drawn. The adult is wearing a flowing garment and is surrounded by fabric folds. In the background, there are architectural elements like a railing or balustrade, and there are floral elements on the ground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8 × 6.2 cm (3 1/8 × 2 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.3 × 6.4 cm (3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 26

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. 26

1980

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Simone Cantarini. Milan, 1980: no. 20

1997

  • Massari, Anna Maria Ambrosini Massari et al., Simone Cantarini, detto il Pesarese, 1612 - 1648. Milan, 1997: no. 30.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower verso in graphite: Simon da Pesaro HOA

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