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| Carlo Maratti Self-portrait 1684 drawing British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Studies of winged putto-head from four different angles 1650s drawing (probably after a cast) British Museum |
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713) was the dominant painter in Rome at the end of the 17th century. He was the first restorer of Raphael's frescoes at the Vatican and at the Farnesina (the paintings were about 150 years old when he refurbished them). Publicly and loudly Maratti proclaimed himself the heir of Raphael's pure Roman tradition, as passed down via Giulio Romano and the Carracci to Andrea Sacchi (who taught Maratti). Connoisseurs collecting in the 18th century tended to rank Carlo Maratti at his own extremely high valuation – for many decades after his death there was voracious pursuit of any portable paintings, prints or drawings he left behind – which also created a brisk market for mass-produced copies. But by the 20th century no one any longer perceived the crucial resemblance to Raphael. In fact, the decorum and sweetness that Maratti saw in Raphael and expressed in his own work were no longer fashionable qualities in art at all.
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| Carlo Maratti (draughtsman) Portrait of Raphael early 18th century engraving (after Maratti design) British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Study for Virgin and Child in oval frame ca. 1675 drawing British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Study for Jael and Sisera ca. 1675 drawing (for mosaic in St Peter's) British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Study for Miriam playing tambourine ca. 1675 drawing (for mosaic in St Peter's) British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Study for St Elizabeth ca. 1656 drawing (for painting) British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Study for St Francis de Sales ca. 1691 drawing (for painting) Royal Collection, Windsor |
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| Carlo Maratti Study of drapery on genuflecting figure ca. 1685 drawing (for painting) Royal Collection, Windsor |
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| Carlo Maratti Study for man carrying torches ca. 1686 drawing (for painting) British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Prophet Balaam ca. 1675 drawing (for mosaic in St Peter's) Royal Collection, Windsor |
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| Carlo Maratti Study for St John the Evangelist ca. 1686 drawing (for altar painting) British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Study for Nymph ca. 1680 drawing (for painting) British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Head of woman 1660s drawing British Museum |
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| Carlo Maratti Study for head of Holofernes ca. 1675 drawing (for mosaic in St Peter's) Royal Collection, Windsor |