Adam and Eve

1640s

Simone Cantarini

Associated Names
Simone Cantarini

Artist, Pesarese, 1612 - 1648

This is a drawing of two nude figures interacting in a natural setting. The illustration features one figure reclining on the ground and another seated on a rock, reaching out to each other. The figure on the left is muscular and on the ground, while the figure on the right appears more feminine and seated on a rock. The background includes elements of nature like trees with detailed leaves, a serpent around a branch, and a bird on a ledge. In the distance, there are small figures and rolling hills under a cloudy sky. The composition is detailed with fine lines depicting textures and forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.7 × 17 cm (7 3/4 × 6 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.9 × 18 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 1

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.

1980

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Simone Cantarini. Milan, 1980: no. 18, ii/ii?

1997

  • Massari, Anna Maria Ambrosini Massari et al., Simone Cantarini, detto il Pesarese, 1612 - 1648. Milan, 1997: no.12, i/ii

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