Simone Cantarini
(1612–1648) Italian etcher and painter (1612-1648)
Simone Cantarini (1612–1648) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Simone Cantarini belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Simone Cantarini was born in Pesaro and died in Verona. The teachers included Giovanni Giacomo Pandolfi and Claudio Ridolfi. The students included Giovanni Venanzi and Lorenzo Pasinelli.
The best-known works include ‘The Rest on the Flight into Egypt’ and ‘The Rest on the Flight into Egypt’. The catalogue has 101 works by Simone Cantarini with free images. The dated works span the years 1600–1650. Works by Simone Cantarini are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, and Pinacoteca civica (Fano).
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Benjamin Gerritszoon Cuyp, Harmen Steenwijck, Frans Wouters, David III Ryckaert, and Lubin Baugin.