Study for a Seated Prelate (Saint Gregory the Great)
Carlo Maratti
1685–86
Medium
Black chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on blue-gray paper
Dimensions
15-3/8 x 10-1/4 in. (39.1 x 26.0 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sir John Pope-Hennessy, 1981
Accession Number
1981.364
Tags
MenSaints
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.