Two Sketches: Seated Man Holding Book, Draped Right Arm
Carlo Maratti
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on buff laid paper
Dimensions
34.5 × 23.9 cm (13 5/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84684
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.