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Carlo Maratta, self-portrait.
'Carlo Maratta' or 'Maratti' (May 13, 1625 - December 15 1713) was an Italian painter of High Baroque, active mostly in Rome.
| Contents |
| Biography |
| School of Maratta |
| Partial anthology of works |
| References |
| External links |
Biography
Born in Camerano (Marche), then part of the Papal States, and died in Rome. He came as a boy of 12 to apprentice in the studio of Andrea Sacchi. Like Sacchi, his paintings have a classicizing tone, inspired by the works of the great painters from Parma and Bologna: Carracci, Guercino, and Lanfranco. He developed a close relationship with Sacchi till the death of his master in 1661. He worked alongside Francesco Cozza, and Domenico Maria Canuti in the decoration of the Palazzo Altieri.
His first prominent work is an ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' for ''San Giuseppe die Falegnami'' in 1650. He came to establish one of the most prominent art studios in Rome of his time. Other major works are the ''The Mystery of the Trinity Revealed to St. Augustine'' (c. 1655) painted for the church of Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori, ''The Appearance of the Virgin to St. Philip Neri'' (c. 1675) now in the Pitti Palace of Florence, ''The Virgin with Saints Carlo Borromeo and Ignatius of Loyola and Angels'' (c. 1685) for the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, and ''The Assumption of the Virgin with Doctors of the Church'' (1689) for Santa Maria del Popolo, . His numerous depictions of the Virgin earned him the nickname ''Carluccio delle Madonne'' (“Little Carlo of the Madonnas”).
The style of Maratta is a classicized Baroque, more restrained and composed than the styles of Cortona and Carracci, thus more allied to the traditions of Sacchi, Albani, and Reni. He was one of the artists favored by Giovanni Bellori. Maratta was known for his insightful portraiture[1].
In 1650, Maratta was introduced to pope Alexander VII, who commissioned many paintings including one of his greatest works, a painting of ''Constantine destroying the idols for the Baptistry of the Lateran''. This work brought Maratta increased fame in the Vatican, and in 1704 Maratta was knighted by pope Clement XI. Other works include an altarpiece in the San Francesco Saverio Chapel of the Church of the Gesu, in the right transept.
He died at Rome.
School of Maratta
Maratta's Roman studio was extremely prolific, and he hired numerous younger pupils/assistants. Among his many pupils were[1][2]Rosini G, ''Storia della pittura italiana esposta coi monumenti; Epoca Quarta'' (1847),labeled (R)/ref>:
| Painter | Dates | Birthplace | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martino Altomonte | (W) | ||
| Jean Andre | 1662-1753 | Paris | (H) |
| Cosmas Damian Asam | (W) | ||
| Gérard Audran | (W) | ||
| Giovanni Raffaelle Badarocco | 1648-1726 | Genoa | (W)(H) |
| Antonio Balestra | 1666-1740 | Verona | (W) (H) |
| Nicolo Bambini | 1651-1736 | (H) | |
| Cristiano Bernetz | 1628-1722 | Hamburg | (R) |
| Niccolo Berrettoni | 1637-1682 | Montefeltro | (H) |
| Jean Christian le Blond | 1670- | Frankfort | (H) |
| Francesco Boccacino | 1680-1750 | Cremona | (H) |
| Jean Dominic Bruggieri | 1678-1754 | Lucca | (H) |
| John van Bunninck | 1654- | (H) | |
| Giacinto Calandrucci | 1646-1707 | (W)(H) | |
| Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari | (W)(H) | ||
| Marc van Duvende | 1674-1729 | (H) | |
| Girolamo Ferroni | 1681 | (H) | |
| Antonio Filocamo | 1669-1748 | Messina | (H) |
| Paolo Filocamo | ?-1748 | Messina | (H) |
| Francesco Fernandi (Imperiali) | 1679-1740 | (H) | |
| William van Inghen | 1651-1709 | Utrecht | (H) |
| Francesco Juvani | (H) | ||
| Godfrey Kneller | 1646-1723 | Lübeck, moved to England | (H) |
| Andrea Lanzano | 1651-1709 | (H) | |
| Giuseppe Laudati | 1672- | Perugia | (H) |
| Stefano Maria Legnani | 1661-1713 | Milan | (H) |
| Theodore van Loon | 1630-1678 | Brussells | (H) |
| Agostino Masucci | 1691-1758 | Rome | (W)(H) |
| Giovanni Paolo Melchiore | 1664-1721 | Rome | (H) |
| Sebastian Munoz | (H) | ||
| Girolamo Odam | 1681- | Lorena | (H) |
| Robert van Oudenarde | 1663-1743 | Ghent | (H) |
| Paolo Gerolamo Piola | (W) | ||
| Pierre Parrocel | (W) | ||
| Domenico Parodi | (W) (H) | ||
| Giuseppe Passeri | 1654-1714 | Rome | (W)(H) |
| Pietro da Pietri | 1663-1708 | Rome | (H) |
| Stefano Pozzi | 1699-1768 | Rome | (H) |
| Andrea Procaccini | 1671-1734 | Rome | (H) |
| Tommaso Redi | 1665-1726 | Florence | (W) (H) |
| Giovanni Stefano Robato | 1649-1733 | Savona | (H) |
| Daniel Seiter | 1647-1705 | Vienna, moved to Turin | (H) |
| Filippo Tancredi | 1655-1725 | Messina | (H) |
| Lodovico Trasi | 1634-1695 | Ascoli | (H) |
| Francesco Trevisani | (W) | ||
| Francesco Varnetam | 1658-1724 | Hamburg | (R) |
| Nicolas Vleys | 1694-1703 | Brussels | (H) |
Partial anthology of works
★ ''Birth of the Virgin'', 1643-45, Church of Saint Clare, Nocera Umbra.
References
★ Picture collector's manual; Dictionary of Painters, , James R., Hobbes, T. & W. Boone, 29 Bond Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks (2006) from Oxford library, 1849,
★ Pelican History of Art, , Rudolf, Wittkower, Penguin Books Ltd, 1993,
1. Wittkower R. p.339, labeled (W).
2. Hobbes J.R. p149-151, labeled (H).
External links
★ National gallery (UK) web site entry for Carlo Maratta (accessed Jan. 2006)
★ WGA site and gallery
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