17th C Engraving of St. John the Baptist Presenting the Cross the Christ Child, After Guido Reni (1575-1642) / Engraved by Antonio Bonacini
17th C Engraving of St. John the Baptist Presenting the Cross the Christ Child, After Guido Reni (1575-1642) / Engraved by Antonio Bonacini
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17th/18th C Italian Prints with Religious themes - After Guido Reni - St. John the Baptist Presenting the Cross to the Christ Child
17th C
8.5" x 6.25"
Italian engraving after a composition by Guido Reni (1575–1642), one of the most celebrated painters of the Bolognese school.
“Guido Reni of Bologna invented (designed) this” — confirms that the image is based on an original artwork by Guido Reni.
“A. Bonacini fecit”
→ Indicates the engraver is Antonio Bonacini, active in Italy in the 17th century.
“Behold, O Forerunner, he grants kisses to your feet,
While the boy lies in the Virgin’s arms.
But why do you lift the cross away from him,
When the boy himself seeks it with hand and mouth?”
This is a devotional scene emphasizing St. John the Baptist presenting the cross to the Christ Child, who accepts his future suffering — a theme frequent in Counter-Reformation Catholic art.
Very much in the tradition of the Italian chiaroscuro and devotional engraving practice of the late 16th to early 17th century.
Characterized by fine hatching and contour lines, with dramatic drapery and pious sentiment.
17th/18th C Italian Prints with Religious themes - After Guido Reni - St. John the Baptist Presenting the Cross to the Christ Child
17th C
8.5" x 6.25"
Italian engraving after a composition by Guido Reni (1575–1642), one of the most celebrated painters of the Bolognese school.
“Guido Reni of Bologna invented (designed) this” — confirms that the image is based on an original artwork by Guido Reni.
“A. Bonacini fecit”
→ Indicates the engraver is Antonio Bonacini, active in Italy in the 17th century.
“Behold, O Forerunner, he grants kisses to your feet,
While the boy lies in the Virgin’s arms.
But why do you lift the cross away from him,
When the boy himself seeks it with hand and mouth?”
This is a devotional scene emphasizing St. John the Baptist presenting the cross to the Christ Child, who accepts his future suffering — a theme frequent in Counter-Reformation Catholic art.
Very much in the tradition of the Italian chiaroscuro and devotional engraving practice of the late 16th to early 17th century.
Characterized by fine hatching and contour lines, with dramatic drapery and pious sentiment.