The Virgin and Saint Rosalia Interceding with Christ
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk
Dimensions
10 5/16 x 8 15/16in. (26.2 x 22.7cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1961
Accession Number
61.212.2
Tags
Madonna and ChildSaints
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.