Fortuna.

Etching, 23,4 x 14 cm, laid paper with unidentified watermark, unsigned (trimmed within the platemark, some brown stains, some foxing, prick holes in upper corners, vertical center fold, several repairs).

Under passe-partout.

Fortune standing with one foot on the globe emptying a purse of coins. Simone Cantarini (1612-1648), also known as il Pesarese, became a student of Guido Reni in Bologna and later worked at the Gonzaga court. Cantarini was principally a painter of the Counter-reformation who painted religious subjects. Cantarini was a prolific engraver to whom are attributed with certainty 37 plates of mythological, religious and allegorical subjects, all of exceptional quality. His prints were praised in his lifetime for their extraordinary delicacy and vibrant and luminous quality. First state without addition of address. Mediocre condition.
Ref. Bartsch XIX.143.34. - Massari 1997 11.I.
Joined: Carracci, Agostino - Satyr and a sleeping nymph. From the erotic "Lascievie" series ca. 1590-1595. Engraving, 15,3 x 11,9 cm, laid paper, unsigned. Ref. Bartsch XVIII.109.131. - Bohlin 1979 185. (2 pcs)