Study of a Putto Seated on a Corbel in a Shell Niche
Carlo Maratti
ca. 1674–76
Medium
Red chalk
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 x 5 1/16 in. (17.8 x 12.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Philippe and Edith de Montebello, 2008
Accession Number
2008.334.1
Tags
Putti
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.