The Virgin with Female Attendant Appearing to Four Male Saints
Carlo Maratti
1680–95
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over red chalk
Dimensions
9 13/16 x 5 7/8in. (25 x 15cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest,1964
Accession Number
64.295.2
Tags
WomenSaintsVirgin 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.