The Virgin Immaculate with the Four Doctors of the Church, Study for the Dispute over the Immaculate Conception
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Pen and brown ink, red chalk, and a trace of brush and red wash
Dimensions
17-15/16 x 10-1/8 in. (45.6 x 25.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.18
Tags
MenDoctorsAngelsVirgin Mary
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.