Head of a Young Boy

Head of a Young Boy by Carlo Maratti|Anonymous, Italian

Medium

Black, red, brown and white chalk on buff paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 15 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (40.4 x 27.5 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Anna Mont, in memory of Frederick Mont, 2010

Accession Number

2012.98.4

Tags

BoysPortraits

About the Artist

Carlo Maratti|Anonymous, Italian · 16251713

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.

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