Mars, Venus, and Cupid
Simone Cantarini · ca. 1637–39
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What the record supports
Simone Cantarini's artwork, "Mars, Venus, and Cupid," is an etching created between approximately 1637 and 1639. The plate measures 10 1/2 × 7 11/16 inches (26.7 × 19.5 cm). This piece, classified as a print, was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1926 through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and is held in their Drawings and Prints department.
Cantarini (1612-1648) was an Italian etcher and painter. His known works frequently include mythological and religious subjects. No specific provenance or exhibition history for "Mars, Venus, and Cupid" is provided in the supplied data.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several other works by Cantarini, including "Venus and Adonis" (ca. 1637–39), "Adam and Eve" (ca. 1639), and multiple versions of "Mercury and Argus." Other examples include "Allegory of the Foglia River and the city of Pesaro's coat of arms" (1639), "Madonna and Child with a bird" (ca. 1635–36), and "Rape of Europa" (ca. 1636).
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