The Virgin and Child with Saint John

Simone Cantarini

Associated Names
Simone Cantarini

Artist, Pesarese, 1612 - 1648

The image includes four figures: three adults and one child, captured in a half-body view. The central adult figure is seated and holding a baby. The seated figure has a head covering, draped clothing, visible eyes, and a beard. Beside them is an elderly man with short hair and a beard leaning slightly forward. On the left side, the child, an infant, appears to be supported by the seated figure. The child is partially unclothed with short curly hair. In the background, there is an architectural element resembling a pillar and drapery hangs above the figures. The scene is depicted in a detailed, linear style with intricate hatching and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1971.37.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 15, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Wikidata ID

Q65512082

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