Study for a Head of a Man
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
9 5/8 x 8 1/4in. (24.5 x 21cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1961
Accession Number
61.130.7
Tags
HeadsMen
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.