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91 SIMONE CANTARINI
Madonna and Child with a Finch .
Etching, circa 1635. 219x150 mm; 8 5/8x6
inches, thread margins. Second state (of 2).
A very good, dark impression with strong
contrasts.
This is one of Cantarini’s (1612-1648)
earliest etchings, done soon after he joined
the studio of Guido Reni.The style of the
etching is so close to Reni, in fact, that
scholars have suggested that Reni’s hand
might have been involved in finishing the
plate. Moreover, its authorship has been
erroneously attributed to Reni by many
early cataloguers. Bartsch 18, Bellini 4.
[1,200/1,800]
92 ● SIMONE CANTARINI
The Holy Family with the Young St. John the
Baptist Kissing the Hand of Christ.
Etching, circa 1640. 127x91 mm; 5x3 5/8
inches, thread margins. Second state (of 2),
with the address of Rossi, Rome. A very
good impression of this scarce etching.
Bartsch 15.
[1,000/1,500]
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