Studies for the Kneeling Youth, ca. 1674-1679

ArtistCarlo Maratti, Camerano 1625–1713 Roma

Red chalk, hightened with white chalk, on blue paper

Allgemein39,8 × 26,9 cm

Status

not on display

About the workLambert Krahe’s collection contains more than 500 drawings by the Baroque artist Carlo Maratti. The studies exhibited here are preparatory sketches for paintings. Maratti ran a large workshop with many assistants in Rome, where he was president of the art academy and one of the most important figures in the local art and culture scene. His patrons included seven popes, the imperial house of the Holy Roman Empire, the King of France and many ecclesiastical and secular dignitaries.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[…]; vor 1778 Lambert W. Krahe (1712-1790), Düsseldorf; 1778 Bergische
Landstände erworben von Krahe; anschließend übernommen in die Sammlung der
Kurfürstlichen Akademie Düsseldorf; 1895 übernommen in die Sammlung der
Königlich Preußischen Kunstakademie Düsseldorf; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberKA (FP) 14052

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Studies for the Kneeling Youth, ca. 1674-1679

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