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Simone Cantarini

The Bearing of the Cross

ca. 1637–39

Dating
Approximate date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching; counterproof
Collection no.
27.78.1(258)
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Bearing of the Cross — Simone Cantarini. ca. 1637–39.

Medium: Etching; counterproof. Dimensions: .

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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