Rome and the Tiber Paying Homage to a Pope (Clement XI ?)
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk, on beige paper
Dimensions
9 3/16 x 6 5/16in. (23.4 x 16cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
1977.312
Tags
Musical InstrumentsPopesAngels
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.