Jael Slaying Sisera
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Red chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on blue paper
Dimensions
sheet: 8 3/4 x 10 11/16 in. (22.3 x 27.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.101.2
Tags
SoldiersWomenWorking
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.