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
Rights
Public Domain
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.