Jael Slaying Sisera
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Red chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on blue paper
Dimensions
sheet: 8 3/4 x 10 11/16 in. (22.3 x 27.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.101.2
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
SoldiersWomenWorking
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.