The Virgin with Female Attendant Appearing to Four Male Saints
Carlo Maratti
1680–95
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over red chalk
Dimensions
9 13/16 x 5 7/8in. (25 x 15cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest,1964
Accession Number
64.295.2
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
WomenSaintsVirgin 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.