Study for a Seated Prelate (Saint Gregory the Great)

Carlo Maratti

1685–86

Study for a Seated Prelate (Saint Gregory the Great) by Carlo Maratti

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 · 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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