The Birth of the Virgin

Carlo Maratti

17th century

The Birth of the Virgin by Carlo Maratti

Medium

Etching; second state of two (Bartsch)

Dimensions

sheet: 8 7/16 x 5 11/16 in. (21.5 x 14.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926

Accession Number

26.70.3(59)

Tags

WomenNativityVirgin Mary

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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