Two Men in Elaborate Costumes

c. 1680

Carlo Maratta

Associated Names
Carlo Maratta

Artist, Italian, 1625 - 1713

This is a drawing depicting two sketched figures. One figure, seated and facing slightly sideways with their left arm extended, lacks distinct facial features and has long hair. The figure wears elaborate frills on their clothing. The other figure stands with a hand on their hip, also with long hair and similar attire. The drawing is in grayscale on textured paper, with no distinct background or additional objects. The focus is on the figures' attire and posture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on light brown laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.4 x 27.5 cm (9 5/8 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.75.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 July 1996, lot 46); purchased (via Colnaghi) by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand (?), lower left in pen and brown ink: Carlo Maratti; by later hand, lower left in pen and brown ink: 102; by later hand, lower right in red chalk: 130; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 24.2 x 27.5 cm / 111-93 PRIV. NUCLI

Wikidata ID

Q64538070

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