Apollo wearing a mantle and holding a laurel branch and violin
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.7 x 15.8 cm) Plate: 7 3/8 x 5 9/16 in. (18.8 x 14.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.2854
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
ViolinsApolloLeaves
About the Artist
Simone Cantarini|John Boydell|Victor Marie Picot · 1612–1648
He was one of the most eminent pupils of Guido Reni and one of the most gifted engravers in the tradition of the Carracci. He had a strong personality and developed a highly original style, which united aspects of Bolognese classicism with a bold naturalism. Comment on works: Religious