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Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti
Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti is an oil painting by the High Baroque Italian artist Carlo Maratta. It dates from 1701 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Technique & Style
The portrait is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for Italian Baroque portraiture of the period.
The portrait is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for Italian Baroque portraiture of the period. According to the Cleveland Museum of Art's catalogue record, the canvas measures 98.5 cm in height by 74.5 cm in width, giving it a vertical, half-length format suited to a single sitter.
Stylistically, the work is consistent with Carlo Maratta's late manner, in which a refined classical restraint is layered over the warmer, more painterly Roman Baroque tradition he inherited. The medium allowed for the smooth blending and glazed flesh tones typical of his portrait practice, while the canvas support accommodated the controlled, finished handling associated with his studio output around 1701.
History & Provenance
The work titled Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti was painted by Carlo Maratta in 1701 in Italy, using oil on canvas. It measures 98.5 cm by 74.5 cm. The painting entered the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, where it remains on view. Its early history is tied to its creation in the Italian artistic milieu of the early 18th century, after which it was acquired by the museum and has been part of its permanent holdings.
Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti is an oil on canvas portrait painted in 1701 by Carlo Maratta. The work is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection and is housed in the museum. It is classified as a portrait within the museum’s European paintings division.
Its dimensions measure 98.5 cm in height by 74.5 cm in width, as recorded in the museum’s catalogue. The painting has not been listed in any documented exhibition catalogue or loan record within the provided sources.
Overview
Carlo Maratta, a prominent Italian Baroque painter, completed the Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratti in 1701. This oil painting depicts the artist's wife, Francesca Gommi Maratti, reflecting his engagement with portraiture during his active period in Rome. The work exemplifies the high Baroque tradition prevalent in Italy at the turn of the 18th century and is now part of The Cleveland Museum of Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting features Francesca Gommi Maratti, the artist's spouse, adorned in a white dress, a brown shawl, and gold jewelry. Her curly brown hair frames a face with a gaze directed left, while her right hand presents a stone tablet. This tablet bears an image of a woman alongside a wheel, possibly alluding to a classical or allegorical figure, though its specific meaning remains unspecified by the artist.
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Artist
Carlo Maratta or Maratti (18 May 1625 – 15 December 1713) was an Italian Baroque painter and draughtsman, active principally in Rome where he was the leading painter in the second half of the 17th century.
