The Flight into Egypt
Bequest of Errol M. Rudman, 2020
Catalogue
- Year
- 1659
- Medium
- Oil on copper
- Dimensions
- 23 3/4 × 19 1/8 in. (60.3 × 48.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Carlo Maratti
Artist
Painting
Carlo Maratta or Maratti was an Italian Baroque painter and draughtsman, active principally in Rome where he was the leading painter in the second half of the 17th century. He was a fresco and canvas painter who painted in a wide range of genres, including history and portrait painting. He is the leading representative of the classicizing style in the Italian Late Baroque. He worked for prominent clients in Rome, including various popes.
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- Carlo Maratti
- Year
- 1659
- Medium
- Oil on copper
- Dimensions
- 23 3/4 × 19 1/8 in. (60.3 × 48.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1659-338436
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified