1630
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Infant Saint John is a 1630 ink by Simone Cantarini, a Baroque work, depicting Putto, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a baby, likely a saint, surrounded by simple lines. It's an etching, which is a way of creating images on paper using a metal plate. The artist used etching to create delicate details and textures, like the baby's soft skin and the folds of cloth. The etching is small and simple, but it has a lot of charm. It looks like it was made a long time ago, and the lines are a bit rough. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: etching.
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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