
Sketches of the Virgin and Child, and the Holy Family
1642 · Pen and brown ink on buff laid paper, laid down on cream board
27.2 × 20.2 cm (10 3/4 × 8 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago

Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called il Pesarese was an Italian painter and etcher. He is known mainly for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original style, which united aspects of Bolognese classicism with a bold naturalism.
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