PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS.
of landscapes, theatrical decorations, and triumphal
entries. This artist has the credit of having been
the instructor of Callot and Stefano della Bella.
He died at Florence about 1630. His mark is J
and the following are his principal prints. "Tfv
Two landscapes; one with a bridge, the other with
buildings ; both dated 1603.
The Immaculate Conception ; after Callot. A set of four landscapes ; dated 1609. A set of six landscapes. A set of twelve landscapes ; octagon ; marked with his cipher. A set of six landscapes ; with his cipher ; dated 162-4. A set of plates of the Scenes of an Opera ; after the designs of Giulio Parigi. A set of plates, cilled the Palazzo della Fame ; dated 1608.
CANTAEINI, SiMONE, called Simone da Pesaro, or II Pesarese, painter and engraver, was born at Oropezza, near Pesaro, in 1612. He was instructed in design by Giovanni Giacomo Pandolfi, and after- wards studied under Claudio Ridolii. But the works of Guido Eeni were at that time so much the objects of admiration, that, although he had gained already no little celebrity by his picture of ' St. Peter,' painted for a chapel at Fano, near that in which was placed Guide's picture of ' Christ giving the Keys to St. Peter,' he resolved to become a student in the school of Guido, where he remained until his insolence and malevolence, not only to his instructor, but to Domenichino and Alhani, obliged him to quit Bologna, and seek shelter in Rome, where he employed some time in studying the works of Raphael. On his return to Bologna, not finding a residence there agreeable to him, he went to Mantua, where he was taken into the service of the duke, and was employed to paint his portrait. But whether he had not been accustomed to that branch of art, or from some other cause, he was entirely unsuccessful. This disappointment, prey- ing on a disposition naturally morose and irritable, is supposed to have occasioned his death at Verona in 1648. Baldinucci considers Cantarini as another Guido ; but although his merit is undoubted, and 1 though he is allowed to have approached nearer to him than any other of his imitators, he has little claim to originality ; and for all that we admire in his best works, many of which possess great beauty, he is evidently indebted to his great model. The following are his principal paintings still extant :
The Assumption. The Chastity of Joseph. Miracle of St. Peter. St. Thomas of Villanuova. The Flight into Egypt. Holy Family. Holy Family. The Transfiguration. Christ at Emmaus. Christ appearing to the Magdalen. The IncreduUty of St. Thomas. St. Cecilia. Repose of the Holy Family (St. Joseph seated). Repose of the Holy Family (St. Joseph sleeping). Holy Family. Repose in Egypt. His own Portrait. St. Sebastian and the Holy Women. Tarquin and Lucretia. Madonna and Child. Bologna. Pinacoteca. Dresden. Gallery. Fano. S. Pietro. S. Ignazio. Genoa. Durazzo Pal Madrid. Gallery. Milan. Brera. Modena. Museum. Munich. Pinakotkek. Paris. Louvre. Petrsbrg. Hermitage. Corsini Pal. Colonna Pal. Rome. Vienna. Gallery.
As an engraver the etchings of Cantarini are in very high estimation. They are very masterly and spirited ; but in them his imitation of the etchings of Guido is even more apparent than in his paintings, and it would not be easy to distinguish them if the plates by Guido did not show a superior marking of the figure, particularly in the extremities. There are about thirty-seven etchings by him known, of which the following are the principal : Adam and Eve eating the forbidden Fruit. The Repose in Egypt; falsely marked G. Renus in. fee. Another Repose in Egypt, the Head of the Virgin in profile, with St. Joseph sitting near her. Another Repose in Egypt, the Head of the Virgin in front, with St. Joseph in the distance ; very fine. The Holy Family, with St. John. Another Holy Family, with St. John ; marked & C. da Pesarefe. The Virgin Mary, with a Glory, and the Infant Jesus ; marked 5. C. da Pesarefe. The Virgin, with the Infant Jesus holding a Bird by a String. The Virgin sitting in the Clouds, with the Infant Jesns The Virgin, with a Glory, crowned by two Angels. Christ bearing His Cross, with Joseph of ^Vrimathea. St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness, holding his Cross, and a Cup. St. John in the Wilderness, sitting on a Stone. St. Sebastian, with an Angel presenting the Palm of Martyrdom. The great St. Anthony of Padua kneeling before the Infant Jesus. The Uttle St. Anthony of Padua. St. Benedict curing a Demoniac; after Loi. Carraect. The Guardian Angel leading a Child. Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto doing homage to Cardinal Borghese; fine; for some time thouglit to be by Guido. The Rape of Europa ; fine and scarce ; marked G. Renua in. et fee. Mercury and Argus ; fine and scarce. Mars, Venus, and Cupid ; after Paolo Veronese. Venus and Adonis. Fortune, represented by a Female with her foot on A globe; after Guido Reni ; marked G. Renusin. etfec.
CANTI, Giovanni, was a native of Parma, and was bom about the year 1650. According to Lanzi, he resided chiefly at Mantua, where his battle-pieces and landscapes were much sought after. He also attempted historical subjects, but never rose above mediocrity, and seemed to imagine himseK able to make up for every other requisite by his promptness and facility of execution. Ha died in 1716.
CANTINI, GlovACCHiNO, an engraver of note in Florence, and one of Raphael Morghen's most suc- cessful pupils, was born about 1780, and died about 1844. The following are his best works :
The Virgin and Child, with St. Sebastian and St. Anthony ; after Fra Bartolommeo : his chef-d'ceuvre. The Virgin with her hands folded ; after P. Pa tout. The Holy Family; after Leonardo da Vinci, for the Mus^e Napoleon. Judith with the Head of Holofemes ; after Allori ; 1802. St. Peter walking on the Sea ; after L. Cigoli, Michelangelo Buonarroti ; after Vasari.
CANTOFOLI, GiNEVRA, a lady artist, was a native of Bologna, and Zani says that she was born in 1618, and died in 1672. According to Malvasia, she received her instructions in art from Elisabetta Sirani, and achieved some reputation as a historical painter. She executed several works for the churches of her native city: amongst others the following:
