Virtue Crowned by Honor
Carlo Maratti
1670–76
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on blue paper
Dimensions
5 7/8 x 5 1/4in. (14.9 x 13.3cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1961
Accession Number
61.169
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MenCornucopia
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.