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Carlo Maratta

Associated Names
Carlo Maratta

Artist, Italian, 1625 - 1713

The etching shows two central figures standing closely together. The woman on the left has tied back hair and a serene expression. She wears a flowing, layered attire. The woman on the right wears a layered garment with a headscarf, facing the first woman and appears to be holding her hand. Behind them is a man in a robe with tousled hair. Another figure is in the background to the left, among foliage, with indistinct facial features. The background shows a sky with clouds and part of a possible building. Tree branches extend into the sky from the edge of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.3 × 15.3 cm (8 3/4 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.32.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 3, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Naudet (active 1763-1830), Paris [Lugt 1937], 1796

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: at lower center, in brown ink: Naudet Md Destampes au Louvre 1796 (Lugt 1937)

Wikidata ID

Q65566390

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