Knowledge

Carlo Maratta

Source 📝

367: 421: 126: 724: 260: 31: 270: 232:, based on designs by Sacchi, gained him attention as an artist but his first prominent independent work was the 'Adoration of the Shepherds' (1650) for San Giuseppe di Falegnami. Another major work from this period was 'The Mystery of the Trinity Revealed to St. Augustine' (c. 1655) painted for the church of 185:, the artists academy in Rome. Sacchi argued that paintings should only have a few figures which should express the narrative whereas Cortona countered that a greater number of figures allowed for the development of sub themes. Maratta's painting at this time was closely allied with the classicism of 284:
in 1680, he became the leading artist in Rome. In 1664, Maratta became the director of the Accademia di San Luca and, concerned with elevating the status of artists, promoted the study and drawing of the art of Classical Antiquity. During the 1670s he was commissioned by Pope
391:
With a general decline in patronage around the beginning of the eighteenth century and largely due to the economic downturn, Maratta turned his hand to painting restoration, including works by Raphael and Carracci. His sculptural designs included figures of the Apostles for
381:, was born to Maratta by his mistress, Francesca Gommi (or Gomma). He legally recognized her as his daughter in 1698 and upon becoming a widower in 1700, Maratta married the girl's mother. His daughter's features were incorporated into a number of Maratta's late paintings. 141:(15 May 1625 – 15 December 1713) was an Italian painter, active mostly in Rome, and known principally for his classicizing paintings executed in a Late Baroque Classical manner. Although he is part of the classical tradition stemming from 255:
in the gallery of the Quirinal Palace where he worked under the direction of Cortona who selected him for this task. His pictures of the late 1650s exhibit light and movement derived from Roman Baroque painting, combined with classical idealism.
280:
From 1660, he built up a private client base amongst wealthy patrons of Europe, establishing the most prominent art studio in Rome of his time and, after the death of
359:), Pope Clement IX (1669, Vatican Pinacoteca) and a self-portrait (c. 1695, Brussels). He also painted numerous English sitters during their visits to Rome on the 762: 747: 732: 797: 409: 396:. He continued to run his studio into old age even when he could no longer paint. Maratta died in 1713 in Rome, and was buried there in 305:
which was being painted at the same time, Maratta did not employ illusionism; his scene remained within its frame and used few figures.
827: 812: 802: 397: 503: 329: 474:
St John the Baptist Explaining the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception to Sts Gregory, Augustine, and John Chrysostom
233: 817: 340:
or ‘Little Carlo of the Madonnas', but his gifted interpretation of this theme. Other works included an altarpiece,
807: 767: 477: 822: 582:
Maratti intended further decorations to this room which were not executed due to the death of the pope.
493: 752: 336:. It was not, as his critics claimed, numerous depictions of the Virgin that earned him the nickname 622: 321: 224:
He developed a close relationship with Sacchi till the death of his master in 1661. His fresco of '
670: 467: 393: 225: 378: 333: 298: 248: 193:’s paintings. Like Sacchi, his paintings were inspired by the works of the great painters from 737: 182: 685: 366: 792: 787: 429: 711: 420: 8: 425: 351:
Maratta was a well-known portrait painter. He painted Sacchi (c. 1655, Prado), Cardinal
664: 626: 447: 345: 218: 356: 352: 202: 190: 178: 169:, Maratta went to Rome in 1636, accompanied by, Don Corintio Benicampi, secretary to 693: 214: 170: 150: 679: 592: 457: 290: 717: 344:(1674–79) in the San Francesco Xavier Chapel in the right transept of the 781: 643: 605: 549: 240: 186: 174: 149:
painting and particularly in his use of colour. His contemporary and friend,
313: 166: 80: 58: 228:
ordering the Destruction of Pagan Idols' (1648) for the Baptistery of the
125: 243:(reigned 1655–1667) commissioned many paintings from him including 318:
The Virgin with Saints Carlo Borromeo and Ignatius of Loyola, and Angels
189:
and was far more restrained and composed than the Baroque exuberance of
30: 385: 360: 210: 286: 444:
Juno Beseeching Aeolus to Release the Winds Against the Trojan Fleet
206: 162: 101: 54: 723: 259: 281: 229: 198: 146: 142: 112: 700:. 1980. Pelican History of Art, Penguin Books. pp. 337–339. 363:, having sketched antiquities for John Evelyn as early as 1645. 194: 91: 537:
The Lives of the Modern Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
302: 76: 269: 714:(UK) web site entry for Carlo Maratta (accessed May 2013) 177:. It was at this time that the debate between Sacchi and 326:
The Assumption of the Virgin with Doctors of the Church
274:
Church Fathers discuss the Assumption of the Virgin
681:Picture collector's manual; Dictionary of Painters 486:, 1669, Pinacoteca Gallery, Vatican Museums, Rome. 440:, 1643–1645, Church of Saint Clare, Nocera Umbra. 779: 625:, and became a prominent poet and member of the 593:"Portrait of Pope Clement IX by MARATTI, Carlo" 310:The Appearance of the Virgin to St. Philip Neri 450:, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 570:‘Carlo Maratti’, Marquez, Manuela B. Mena. 415: 410:List of Carlo Maratta pupils and assistants 301:’s nave fresco in the nearby church of the 289:to fresco the ceiling of the salone in the 173:. He became an apprentice in the studio of 308:His major works of this period included: 145:, he was not exempt from the influence of 29: 692: 621:Faustina Maratti later married the poet 566: 564: 562: 560: 558: 419: 365: 268: 258: 153:, wrote an early biography on Maratta. 780: 684:. London: T. & W. Boone. pp.  677: 642: 384:In 1704, Maratta was knighted by Pope 612:(New Haven and London, 2003), passim. 555: 552:for further discussion of the debate. 698:Art and Architecture Italy 1600-1750 654: 504:Santa Maria in Vepretis, San Ginesio 648:The Evolution of English Collecting 610:The Evolution of English Collecting 13: 798:People from the Province of Ancona 490:Saint Joseph and the Infant Christ 484:Portrait of Clement IX Rospigliosi 14: 839: 828:18th-century Italian male artists 705: 500:Assumption of an Enthroned Virgin 293:; the iconographic programme for 722: 124: 297:was devised by Bellori. Unlike 768:New International Encyclopedia 615: 599: 585: 576: 542: 529: 516: 342:The Death of St Francis Xavier 1: 813:18th-century Italian painters 803:17th-century Italian painters 636: 524:Vita di Carlo Maratta pittore 464:The Virgin and Child in Glory 377:In 1679 or 1680, a daughter, 478:Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome 320:(c. 1685) for the church of 234:Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori 156: 7: 403: 165:(Marche), then part of the 16:Italian painter (1625–1713) 10: 844: 522:Bellori, Giovanni Pietro. 494:Dunedin Public Art Gallery 416:Partial anthology of works 678:Hobbes, James R. (1849). 623:Giambattista Felice Zappi 470:, National Museum, Madrid 322:Santa Maria in Vallicella 123: 118: 107: 97: 87: 65: 40: 28: 21: 818:Italian Baroque painters 650:. Yale University Press. 539:, Cambridge (U.K.) 2005. 509: 468:Spanish Royal Collection 398:Santa Maria degli Angeli 394:San Giovanni in Laterano 753:The American Cyclopædia 454:The Triumph of Clemency 371:Francesca Gommi Maratta 338:Carluccio delle Madonne 295:The Triumph of Clemency 433: 374: 334:Santa Maria del Popolo 299:Giovan Battista Gaulli 277: 266: 249:Santa Maria della Pace 808:Italian male painters 738:Catholic Encyclopedia 727:Texts on Wikisource: 476:, 1686, Cybo Chapel, 423: 369: 312:(c. 1675) now in the 272: 262: 183:Accademia di San Luca 718:WGA site and gallery 669:: CS1 maint: year ( 655:Finn, Alex (n.d.). 548:See the article on 438:Birth of the Virgin 627:Academy of Arcadia 448:Ackland Art Museum 434: 375: 346:Church of the Gesu 278: 267: 219:Giovanni Lanfranco 181:took place at the 823:Catholic painters 694:Wittkower, Rudolf 572:Oxford Art Online 357:Palazzo Barberini 353:Antonio Barberini 203:Annibale Carracci 191:Pietro da Cortona 179:Pietro da Cortona 132: 131: 835: 772: 757: 742: 726: 712:National gallery 701: 689: 674: 668: 660: 651: 630: 619: 613: 603: 597: 596: 589: 583: 580: 574: 568: 553: 546: 540: 533: 527: 520: 215:Francesco Albani 171:Taddeo Barberini 151:Giovanni Bellori 128: 72: 69:15 December 1713 50: 48: 33: 19: 18: 843: 842: 838: 837: 836: 834: 833: 832: 778: 777: 760: 745: 730: 708: 662: 661: 639: 634: 633: 620: 616: 604: 600: 591: 590: 586: 581: 577: 569: 556: 547: 543: 534: 530: 521: 517: 512: 458:Palazzo Altieri 418: 406: 328:(1686) for the 324:(c. 1675); and 291:Palazzo Altieri 264:Pope Clement IX 159: 83: 74: 70: 61: 52: 46: 44: 36: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 841: 831: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 776: 775: 774: 773: 763:Maratti, Carlo 758: 748:Maratti, Carlo 743: 720: 715: 707: 706:External links 704: 703: 702: 690: 675: 657:A Kiss in Time 652: 644:Chaney, Edward 638: 635: 632: 631: 614: 598: 584: 575: 554: 541: 535:G.P. Bellori, 528: 514: 513: 511: 508: 507: 506: 497: 487: 481: 471: 461: 451: 441: 417: 414: 413: 412: 405: 402: 245:The Visitation 158: 155: 130: 129: 121: 120: 116: 115: 109: 105: 104: 99: 98:Known for 95: 94: 89: 85: 84: 75: 73:(aged 88) 67: 63: 62: 53: 42: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 840: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 785: 783: 770: 769: 764: 759: 755: 754: 749: 744: 740: 739: 734: 733:Carlo Maratta 729: 728: 725: 721: 719: 716: 713: 710: 709: 699: 695: 691: 687: 683: 682: 676: 672: 666: 658: 653: 649: 645: 641: 640: 628: 624: 618: 611: 607: 606:Edward Chaney 602: 594: 588: 579: 573: 567: 565: 563: 561: 559: 551: 550:Andrea Sacchi 545: 538: 532: 525: 519: 515: 505: 501: 498: 495: 491: 488: 485: 482: 479: 475: 472: 469: 465: 462: 459: 456:, 1673–1675, 455: 452: 449: 446:, 1654–1656, 445: 442: 439: 436: 435: 432: 431: 427: 422: 411: 408: 407: 401: 399: 395: 389: 387: 382: 380: 372: 368: 364: 362: 358: 354: 349: 347: 343: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 316:in Florence; 315: 311: 306: 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 283: 275: 271: 265: 261: 257: 254: 250: 246: 242: 241:Alexander VII 237: 235: 231: 227: 222: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 175:Andrea Sacchi 172: 168: 164: 154: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 135:Carlo Maratta 127: 122: 117: 114: 110: 106: 103: 100: 96: 93: 90: 86: 82: 78: 68: 64: 60: 56: 43: 39: 35:Self-portrait 32: 27: 23:Carlo Maratta 20: 766: 751: 736: 697: 680: 656: 647: 617: 609: 601: 587: 578: 571: 544: 536: 531: 526:, Rome, 1732 523: 518: 499: 489: 483: 473: 463: 453: 443: 437: 424: 390: 383: 376: 370: 350: 341: 337: 325: 317: 314:Pitti Palace 309: 307: 294: 279: 273: 263: 252: 244: 238: 223: 167:Papal States 160: 138: 134: 133: 81:Papal States 71:(1713-12-15) 59:Papal States 793:1713 deaths 788:1625 births 330:Cybo Chapel 247:(1656) for 226:Constantine 88:Nationality 51:13 May 1625 782:Categories 637:References 496:, Dunedin. 466:, c.1680, 386:Clement XI 361:Grand Tour 211:Guido Reni 47:1625-05-13 665:cite book 373:(c. 1690) 355:(c. 1660 287:Clement X 157:Biography 119:Signature 696:(1993). 646:(2003). 430:Arethusa 404:See also 379:Faustina 253:Nativity 251:and the 207:Guercino 163:Camerano 161:Born in 108:Movement 102:Painting 55:Camerano 771:. 1905. 756:. 1879. 741:. 1913. 460:, Rome. 426:Alpheus 282:Bernini 230:Lateran 199:Bologna 147:Baroque 143:Raphael 139:Maratti 113:Baroque 92:Italian 659:. n.k. 276:(1686) 217:, and 187:Sacchi 688:–151. 510:Notes 239:Pope 195:Parma 111:Late 671:link 428:and 303:Gesu 197:and 77:Rome 66:Died 41:Born 765:". 750:". 735:". 686:148 332:in 236:. 137:or 784:: 667:}} 663:{{ 608:, 557:^ 502:, 492:, 400:. 388:. 348:. 221:. 213:, 209:, 205:, 201:: 79:, 57:, 761:" 746:" 731:" 673:) 629:. 595:. 480:. 49:) 45:(

Index


Camerano
Papal States
Rome
Papal States
Italian
Painting
Baroque

Raphael
Baroque
Giovanni Bellori
Camerano
Papal States
Taddeo Barberini
Andrea Sacchi
Pietro da Cortona
Accademia di San Luca
Sacchi
Pietro da Cortona
Parma
Bologna
Annibale Carracci
Guercino
Guido Reni
Francesco Albani
Giovanni Lanfranco
Constantine
Lateran
Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.