Mars, Venus and Cupid
Simone Cantarini · ca. 1637–39
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What the record supports
"Mars, Venus and Cupid," an etching by Simone Cantarini, dates from approximately 1637–39. The print measures 10 5/16 × 7 7/8 inches (26.2 × 20 cm) and was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1953 through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund. The artwork is classified under "Prints" in the Drawings and Prints department.
Simone Cantarini (1612-1648) was an Italian etcher and painter. This specific work lacks information regarding its culture or provenance in the provided catalogue record.
The Art Institute of Chicago holds several comparable works by Cantarini, including etchings such as "Madonna and Child with a Finch" (1635–36), "Two Sketches of Saint Sebastian" (c. 1639), "Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto Offering their Crowns to the Arms of Cardinal Borghese" (1640/45), and "Sketches of the Virgin and Child, and the Holy Family" (1642/48). Other works by Cantarini in their collection include "Mercury and Argus" (1642/48) and various undated sketches and prints.
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Pieta
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Sketches of the Virgin and Child, and the Holy Family
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Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto Offering their Crowns to the Arms of Cardinal Borghese
Art Institute of Chicago
Sketches of Male Nudes, Legs (recto); Sketches of Male Nudes (verso)
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Madonna and Child with a Finch
Art Institute of Chicago
Two Sketches of Saint Sebastian
Art Institute of Chicago
Mercury and Argus
Art Institute of Chicago
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