Etching, circa 1635. 219x150 mm; 8 5/8x6 inches, small 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 (15751642). 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. Bartsch 18.
