Simone Cantarini Auction Prices and Value Guide

Simone Cantarini auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 370 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Simone Cantarini auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Simone Cantarini
Source records
370
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Simone Cantarini

Simone Cantarini (1612–1648), known as il Pesarese or Simone da Pesaro, was an Italian painter, etcher, and draftsman active during the first half of the seventeenth century. Born in Pesaro on 21 August 1612, he developed a distinctive style that merged the refined classicism of the Bolognese school with an assertive naturalism. Cantarini is recognized primarily for his history paintings and portraits, which interpret the Baroque idiom then current in the Papal States and Emilia-Romagna. Over a career of roughly two decades he produced a substantial body of paintings, drawings, and etchings—more than four hundred works are documented in research databases. His prints were widely circulated and admired for their technical assurance. Though he died young at thirty-six, Cantarini's inventive compositions and accomplished handling of both brush and burin earned him a lasting place among the notable Italian Baroque masters whose work collectors encounter at auction today.

Bolognese SchoolBaroqueetchingoil paintingdrawing (pen and ink, chalk, wash)religious and history paintingsportraitsmythological and allegorical subjects

Common works and media

Cantarini's most commonly encountered works include etchings on laid paper—typically religious, mythological, or allegorical subjects—as well as pen-and-ink, wash, and chalk drawings of figures and compositional studies. His paintings, primarily history subjects and portraits in oil on canvas or panel, appear less frequently at auction. Print impressions range from lifetime pulls to later editions, and drawing sheets may feature red chalk, black chalk, or brown wash.

Market and appraisal context

Works by Simone Cantarini appear regularly in the Old Master painting, print, and drawing categories at international auctions. His etchings are the most frequently encountered medium, with values influenced by impression quality, paper condition, plate tone, and margins. Oil paintings are rarer and attribution can be complex, as his style overlaps with Bolognese contemporaries. Provenance documentation, expert committee opinions, and inclusion in published catalogues are critical for authentication. Drawings attributed to him vary in quality and scholarly reattribution occurs. As with most seventeenth-century Italian works, appraisal value depends on medium, subject, size, condition, documented provenance, and comparable public auction results.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Old Master Paintings
  • Old Master Prints
  • Old Master Drawings

Value drivers

  1. Medium: etchings are most common at auction; paintings and drawings are rarer and may command higher values when authenticated
  2. Attribution: Cantarini's style overlaps with Bolognese contemporaries; expert committee opinions and published catalogues are critical for authentication
  3. Print condition: plate tone, paper quality, margins, and lifetime vs. later impression significantly affect etching values
  4. Provenance: documented ownership history and inclusion in scholarly catalogues strengthen attribution and value
  5. Subject and size: history subjects and portraits in oil on canvas or panel; compositional studies in drawing media

Appraisal caveats

  • Cantarini died at age 36, leaving a finite body of work, but the large number of drawings and prints attributed to him means reattribution by scholars is ongoing.
  • The source pack does not include specific auction-house sale records or realized prices; market context here is drawn from institutional and biographical sources only.
  • Paintings are more susceptible to misattribution than etchings, which are often catalogued with plate references.

Evidence

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

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