Studies on the Death of the Virgin Mary, ca. 1686

ArtistCarlo Maratti, Camerano 1625–1713 Roma

Red chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper

Sheet dimensions27,2 × 42,5 cm

Status

not on display

About the workThis sketch shows two views of a left hand in slightly different poses as well as drapery – folds of cloth – with a reclining body visible underneath. This is a preparatory study for a painting of the Virgin Mary on her deathbed. The Roman artist Carlo Maratta successfully alluded to the dying woman’s body through the depiction of the fabric alone: the elaborately arranged material becomes a signifier that represents Mary’s presence.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[…]; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberKA (FP) 14053r

Studies (visual works)
Anatomy
Baroque

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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