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Carlo Maratti
1640–1713
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 16 5/16 x 14 in. (41.5 x 35.5 cm) plate: 9 3/4 x 7 1/16 in. (24.7 x 18 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.2669
Tags
MenTrees
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.