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

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 by Carlo Maratti

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 · 16251713

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.

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