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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Anthony of Padua Holding the Christ Child is a 1644 ink by Simone Cantarini, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a robed saint holding a small child. The saint’s face is blurred, but his hands gently support the child. Behind them, a simple pedestal holds a tall, narrow object—maybe a book or a staff. The lines are scratchy and uneven, like they were drawn fast. The artist used a technique called etching to make this image. That means they scratched into a metal plate, then dipped it in acid to create the lines. Next, look up etching to see how artists make prints like this.
Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called il Pesarese (Baptized on 21 August 1612 – 15 October 1648) was an Italian painter and etcher.
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