The Virgin Immaculate and Four Male Saints (Study for The Dispute over the Immaculate Conception)
Carlo Maratti
1625–1713
Medium
Red chalk on beige paper.
Dimensions
14 3/8 x 8 1/8in. (36.5 x 20.7cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.137
Tags
Saint John the EvangelistSaintsVirgin Mary
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.