Simone Cantarini

Simone Cantarini (* 1612 in Pesaro, † October 15, 1648 in Verona), also known as Il Pesarese, was an Italian painter.

His first art lessons got Cantarini by the painter Giovanni Giacomo Pandolfi in Verona. With its support Cantarini later moved to Venice in the studio of Claudio Ridolfi. When the opportunity offered him after some time, to be Guido Reni students Cantarini went to Bologna.

Cooperation between Cantarini and Reni was very problematic by overconfidence Cantarinis from the beginning. After a short time it came to the break and Cantarini then went to Rome. There he studied the masters of antiquity, but also the works of Raphael, he studied closely. Later Cantarini returned to Bologna and settled there as an artist. From now Cantarini created a variety of images, but could ultimately find no own style; in his art remained Cantarini always in the shadow of his teacher Reni.

The Duke of Mantua, Carlo I. Gonzaga, Cantarini summoned to his court. Cantarinis intemperance and vanity also finished here very soon his stay in Mantua. After a dispute over whether a portrait of the Duke was also similar enough that, Cantarini was insulted and misunderstood to Verona. There he fell into depression and died there at the age of about 36 years on October 15, 1648 Contemporary rumors suspected suicide by poison.; but this could not be proved or disproved.

Works (selection)

  • Adoration of the Magi, by 1645-48, canvas, 212 × 158 cm. Florence, Casa Arrigiani Salina.
  • Atalanta and Hippomenes ( Oval ) to 1640-42, canvas, 107 × 143 cm. Ferrara, Coll Dell'Acqua.
  • The boy Johannes, 1645, canvas, 45 × 56 cm. Galleria Borghese, Rome.
  • Healing of the lame man to 1638-40, canvas, 308 × 265 cm. Fano ( Pesaro at ), S. Pietro in Valle.
  • The Holy Family, by 1640-45, canvas, 96 × 73 cm. Galleria Borghese, Rome.
  • The Holy Family, by 1640-45, canvas, 96 × 73 cm.Rom, Palazzo Venezia.
  • The Holy Family, canvas, 96 × 73 cm. Milan, Pinacoteca di Brera.
  • St. John the E. to 1640-42, canvas, 128 × 103 cm. Palermo, Coll Gucci Boschi Vittorelli.
  • St. Joseph, 1640, canvas, 174 × 206 cm. Pesaro, Museo Civico.
  • Immaculata and Holy to 1635-56, canvas, 244 × 140 cm. Bologna, Pinacoteca Nazionale.
  • Cain's fratricide, 1630-35, canvas, 152 × 115 cm
  • The Holy Family, in the Church Barbaziano
  • Lot and his daughters, in the church at Barbaziano
  • A Saint Anthony, Church of Cagli
  • The St James, Church of Rimini
  • The Transsiguration, in the Pinacoteca di Brera ( Milan ).
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