Simone Cantarini 17th.Century Italian School Red Chalk Drawing Figure Studies Circa.1640 Social History A set of four pochoir

A set of four pochoir prints "Quatre Proverbs" Published Paris 1927

5 cms overall in original gilt gesso frame

The scene depicted here shows the decisive moment of the battle when the Hyacinth and Volage turned to fire their port broadsides into the Chinese fleet forcing the Chinese to sail away in order to avoid further destruction

5 by 46 cms overall

Charcoal drawing

Simone Cantarini 17th.Century Italian School Red Chalk Drawing Figure Studies Circa.1640 Social History A set of four pochoirAttr. Simone Cantarini called Il Pesarese. 1612 1648. Italian School 17th. Century. Red chalk figure studies. 17. 5 by 11. 5 cms. Image. 28 by 23. 5 cms framed overall. Simon Cantarini or Simon da Pesaro, "Il Pesarese," was born at Pesaro in the Papal States. Very little is known of his early training he may have been a pupil of Giovanni Pandolfi. He is known to have studied in Venice under Sante Peranda and later under Claudio Ridolfi. Stylistically