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Drawing

1640-1713 (made)
Artist/Maker
Maratti, Carlo (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Virgin Mary, crowned by angels, two saints, one of whom is female, on a cloud kneeling at her feet; Red chalk.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Red chalk
Red Chalk
Drawing
Brief description
Maratti, Carlo; Virgin Mary, crowned by angels, two saints, one of whom is female, on a cloud kneeling at her feet; Red chalk; Italian; 1640-1713.
Physical description
Virgin Mary, crowned by angels, two saints, one of whom is female, on a cloud kneeling at her feet; Red chalk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.9in
  • Width: 7.5in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Religion (Concept)
Saints
Cloud
Angels
Virgin Mary
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p. 67, cat. n. 746, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: school of MARATTA, CARLO 746 The Virgin and Child, crowned by two angels, giving rosaries to St Dominic and St Catherine of Siena Red chalk 12 x 7 5/8 (305 x 193) Dyce 204 PROVENANCE Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 204 (as by Maratta) A type of drawing often attributed to Maratta in old col1ections, but probably by a pupil. The most notable representation of the subject is the painting by Sassoferrato in the Dominican church of S. Sabina, Rome, painted in 1643 (il1ustrated in Voss, Barock, p. 214). The drawing is close enough to the picture in composition to suggest a connection, but the handling of the red chalk is not in the least like Sassoferrato as represented in the 60 drawings at Windsor Castle. It must be assumed therefore that the author of the drawing knew Sassoferrato's picture. Both the saints being Dominicans, the drawing was doubtless made for a picture in another Dominican church.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.204

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Record createdSeptember 11, 2009
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