Allegorical Scene in Artist's Studio
Carlo Maratti
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), with traces of graphite, on tan laid paper
Dimensions
40.1 × 31.5 cm (15 13/16 × 12 7/16 in.)
Classification
ink or chalk wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
85102
About the Artist
Carlo Maratti · 1625–1713
Son of a Dalmatian father. Known as the last major Italian artist of the classical tradition, which had originated with Raphael. He created a grandiose and decorative style that was valued by his ecclesiastical patrons. Comment on works: History; Religious.