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Carlo Maratta Italian Baroque Charcoal on Paper

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Carlo Maratta Italian Baroque Charcoal on Paper
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Charcoal on paper. Featuring a nude. Signed C. Maratta on the lower edge. Inscribed on the lower right corner of verso, "1700." Attributed to Carlo Maratta (1625-1713, Italian). 27 x 23 cm (10.6 x 9.1 inches). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate

Carlo Maratta (or Maratti) was an Italian painter (1625-1713) , 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 Raphael, he was not exempt from the influence of Baroque painting and particularly in his use of colour. His contemporary and friend, Giovanni Bellori, wrote an early biography on Maratta.