Allegory of the Old and New Dispensations
Carlo Maratti
1700–8
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over black and red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on light brown paper
Dimensions
11 7/8 x 8 5/16in. (30.2 x 21.1cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.95.10
Tags
AnimalsMenAngels
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.