Carlo Maratta (1625 – 1713)
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Carlo Maratta was an Italian painter of High Baroque, active mostly in Rome. 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.
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.
Maratta’s Roman studio was extremely prolific, and he hired numerous younger pupils/assistants. Among his many pupils were:
Painter
Dates
Birthplace
Martino Altomonte
Jean Andre
1662-1753
Paris
Cosmas Damian Asam
Gérard Audran
Giovanni Raffaelle Badarocco
1648-1726
Genoa
Antonio Balestra
1666-1740
Verona
Nicolo Bambini
1651-1736
Niccolo Berrettoni
1637-1682
Montefeltro
Jean Christian le Blond
1670-
Frankfort
Francesco Boccacino
1680-1750
Cremona
Jean Dominic Bruggieri
1678-1754
Lucca
John van Bunninck
1654-
Giacinto Calandrucci
1646-1707
Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari
Marc van Duvende
1674-1729
Girolamo Ferroni
1681
Antonio Filocamo
1669-1748
Messina
Paolo Filocamo
Messina
(H)
Francesco Fernandi (Imperiali)
1679-1740
William van Inghen
1651-1709
Utrecht
Francesco Juvani
Godfrey Kneller
1646-1723
Lübeck, moved to England
Andrea Lanzano
1651-1709
Joseph Laudati
1672-
Perugia
Stefano Maria Legnani
1661-1713
Milan
Theodore van Loon
1630-1678
Brussells
Agostino Masucci
1691-1758
Rome
Giovanni Paolo Melchiore
1664-1721
Rome
Sebastian Munoz
Girolamo Odam
1681-
Lorena
Robert van Oudenarde
1663-1743
Ghent
Paolo Gerolamo Piola
Pierre Parrocel
Domenico Parodi
Giuseppe Passeri
1654-1714
Rome
Pietro da Pietri
1663-1708
Rome
Stefano Pozzi
1699-1768
Rome
Andrea Proccaccini
1671-1734
Rome
Tommaso Redi
1665-1726
Florence
Giovanni Stefano Robato
1649-1733
Savona
Daniel Seiter
1647-1705
Vienna, moved to Turin
Filippo Tancredi
1655-1725
Messina
Lodovico Trasi
1634-1695
Ascoli
Francesco Trevisani
Nicolas Vleys
1694-1703
Brussels
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