Lot n° 55
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20000 - 30000
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Simone CANTARINI (Pesaro 1612 - Verona 1648) - Lot 55
Simone CANTARINI (Pesaro 1612 - Verona 1648)
Cleopatra
Canvas
94 x 89 cm
(Restorations)
Our painting is an unpublished work by the painter Simone Cantarini, known as the "pesarese", an artist active between Pesaro, Bologna and Rome. Although Cantarini's close ties with Guido Reni's studio are well known, he quickly made a name for himself with his distinctive way of rendering expressions and the luminous softness of his compositions.
Cleopatra's facial features find correspondences with recurring female types in the artist's graphic work, particularly those of maturity such as the Iole, documented in Bologna in the
Pietramellara collection, which he executed between 1642 and 1646 (see Y. Primarosa, Simone Cantarini. Un giovane maestro tra Pesaro,Bologna e Roma, exhibition catalog edited by L. Gallo, A. M. Ambrosini Massari, Y. Primarosa, Rome 2025, pp. 196-199).
We would like to thank Mr. Yuri Primarosa for confirming this attribution (written communication dated February 25, 2026). He suggests dating the painting between 1640 and 1645.
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