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Frontispiece with oval portrait of Raphael, with three allegorical figures of the Arts supporting the tablet at center
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Frontispiece with oval portrait of Raphael, with three allegorical figures of the Arts supporting the tablet at center

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 12 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (31.1 × 38.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1947

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About 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.