Seated Allegorical Figure of Divine Wisdom
Carlo Maratti
1674–77
Medium
Red chalk
Dimensions
17-5/8 x 14-7/16 in. (44.7 x 36.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.137
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
InfantsWomen
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.