Rest on the Flight to Egypt

Prints and Drawings

1630/48

Simone Cantarini
Italian, 1612-1648

The influential Bolognese painter and etcher Simone Cantarini specialized in intimate religious subjects. The distinctive octagonal shape of his tender, domestic vignette of Mary and Jesus resting during their Egyptian exodus proved popular and was copied by his contemporaries.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Simone Cantarini
Title: Rest on the Flight to Egypt
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Artist's working dates 1632–1648
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 8 × 12.3 cm (3 3/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Hannan Fund
Reference Number: 1939.316
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