Christ bearing the cross on his back, copy after Cantarini
ca. 1637–1639 or after
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 5 1/8 × 7 1/2 in. (13 × 19 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.4(115)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold Simone Cantarini's *Christ Bearing the Cross on His Back a poignant etching from around 1637–1639 or later, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department. This copy after Cantarini captures a dramatic moment from the Passion of Christ, Jesus shoulders the heavy wooden cross en route to Calvary. Rendered on a modest plate measuring 5 1/8 × 7 1/2 inches, the work exemplifies 17th-century Italian Baroque, blending intense emotion with technical precision. As a master of the Bolognese school, Cantarini was renowned for his fluid etchings that echoed the chiaro...
About the Artist
Simone Cantarini · 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