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
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.