Simone Cantarini
Simone Cantarini belongs to the generation of Italian etchers whose work carried the graphic language of the Baroque into the middle of the seventeenth century. His prints centre on mythological subjects, with Mars, Venus and Cupid recurring across the sheets gathered here. The archive holds three of his etchings, all dated 1637 in the Met's records, a compact group that shows his command of the needle. Later impressions within that date should be understood as reprints rather than new compositions.
3 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
