Assumption of the Virgin (after Carlo Maratta?)
Medium
Red chalk, brush and red wash, highlighted with white gouache on light tan paper
Dimensions
8-1/4 x 10-9/16 in. (21 x 26.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887
Accession Number
87.12.56
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Art Historical Context
This exquisite drawing, titled *Assumption of the* and tentatively attributed to the circle of Carlo Maratta, captures a quintessential 17th-century Baroque vision of the Virgin Mary ascending to heaven, surrounded by adoring angels. Created by an anonymous Italian artist from the Roman-Bolog school, it reflects the dramatic religious themes popular in Counter-Reformation Italy, where artists like Maratta—known for his elegant, classical style influenced by the Carracci—emphasized divine glory and emotional uplift. The composition likely served as a preparatory study for a larger painting or a...