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The Annunciation
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The Annunciation

Carlo Maratti

Date unknown

Medium

Etching; second state of two

Tags

BirdsAnnunciationAngelsVirgin Mary

Dimensions

sheet: 15 3/8 x 9 13/16 in. (39 x 25 cm) plate: 8 1/4 x 5 13/16 in. (21 x 14.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About 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.

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