Madonna and Child

Attributed to Carlo Maratti, 1711

Carlo Maratti, a preeminent painter in late 17th-century Rome, was nicknamed Carluccio delle Madonne, or Little Carlo of the Madonnas. He produced an endless variety of works depicting an idealized, comforting vision… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Attributed to Carlo Maratti ¹
Date: 1711 ¹
Medium: Oil on canvas ¹
Original: 3,419 × 4,158 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund

Object record, Minneapolis Institute of Art

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A mound of creamy, yellow butter sits to our left of center on a wooden table against an olive-green background in this horizontal still life painting. White cloth, presumably the wrapper or cover, is pushed down…

At first glance this appears to be a family portrait complete with realistic details of middle-class English decor. In fact, it is a staged scene of domestic harmony, celebrating the end of the Crimean War.

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Lavorazione del Marmo di Arzo (a Riva San Vitale); processo di taglio, Heinz Plenge

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