Saint Rosalia Interceding for Victims of the Plague in Palestrina
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk, on beige paper
Dimensions
12-1/16 x 8-11/16 in. (30.7 x 22.0 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1985
Accession Number
1985.29
Tags
SaintsAngels
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.