Study of a Young Boy

Carlo Maratta

Associated Names
Carlo Maratta

Artist, Italian, 1625 - 1713

The image shows a side-reclining person sketched in nearly full-body view. The figure leans back slightly, supported by their left arm, with the head turned to the side. Facial features include a pronounced nose and subtle expression. Short, curly or wavy hair is depicted. The person is unclothed, and the muscles are subtly defined in the drawing. The sketch is on light brown textured paper with a decorative border.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jonathan Richardson, London (Lugt 2183); Michael Jaffé; Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, October 1965; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1959

  • 17th Century Italian Drawings, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England, 1959, 55.

Bibliography

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 94.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower center in red ink: Carlo Maratta

Wikidata ID

Q64538069

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