ID 1250751
Lot 95 | SIMONE CANTARINI (1612-1648)
Estimate value
£ 1 000 – 1 500
Saint Anthony of Padua adoring the Christ Child in Glory
etching
circa 1639
on laid paper, without watermark
a brilliant impression of the first state (of three)
printing richly and sharply, with dramatic contrasts and much ink relief
with a thread margin below, trimmed to or on the platemark elsewhere
the sheet laid down along the sheet edges
generally in good condition
Plate & Sheet 265 x 177 mm.
Provenance
The Dukes of Devonshire, Chatsworth; their sale, Christie's, London, Old Master Prints from Chatsworth, 5 December 1985, lot 146.
Christie's, London, 8 April 2009, lot 7.
Eric G. Stanley (1923-2018), Oxford; acquired at the above sale.
Literature
Bartsch 25; Bellini 26
| Artist: | Simone Cantarini (1612 - 1648) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Italy |
| Artist: | Simone Cantarini (1612 - 1648) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Italy |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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