Virgin and Child with St. Mary Magdalen
Medium
Etching; second state of four (Bartsch)
Dimensions
sheet: 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (18.7 x 14 cm) plate: 6 7/8 x 5 1/16 in. (17.5 x 12.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession Number
62.635.786
Tags
Madonna and ChildMary Magdalene
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.