Seated Allegorical Figure of Divine Wisdom
Carlo Maratti
1674–77
Medium
Red chalk
Dimensions
17-5/8 x 14-7/16 in. (44.7 x 36.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.137
Tags
InfantsWomen
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.