Seated Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist, a book rests under the Virgin's proper left hand, the Christ Child reaches toward Saint John, a wall and curtain dividing the figures from landscape beyond
Carlo Maratti
1647
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 13/16 x 5 1/16 in. (17.3 x 12.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.826
Tags
BooksMadonna and ChildSaint John the Baptist
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.