Allegory of the Old and New Dispensations, Carlo Maratti, 1700–1708

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Allegory of the Old and New Dispensations, 1700–1708, Pen and brown ink, over black and red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on light brown paper, 11 7/8 x 8 5/16in. ( x ), Drawings, Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625–1713 Rome), A late work by the prolific Maratti, this drawing depicts a complex theological allegory. Gathered around an altar on which rests a chalice containing the Eucharistic wine are the four Evangelists, authors of the Gospels and representatives of the New Dispensation

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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