The Flight into Egypt ca. 1664 Carlo Maratti In 1661, Pope Alexander VII Chigi commissioned an altarpiece representing the Flight into Egypt from Maratti for the Cappella del Voto in the Duomo in Siena. Bellori underscored Maratti’s success, such that the pope "wished to have a little painting of it on copper for his chamber, which the same Carlo completed with diligence." Maratti’s innovative treatment, with its anecdotal conceit of Mary handing Christ to Joseph, subsequently led to confusion: Horace Walpole among others mistakenly assumed Joseph was Saint Christopher, who had safely carried
The Flight into Egypt ca. 1664 Carlo Maratti In 1661, Pope Alexander VII Chigi commissioned an altarpiece representing the Flight into Egypt from Maratti for the Cappella del Voto in the Duomo in Siena. Bellori underscored Maratti’s success, such that the pope "wished to have a little painting of it on copper for his chamber, which the same Carlo completed with diligence." Maratti’s innovative treatment, with its anecdotal conceit of Mary handing Christ to Joseph, subsequently led to confusion: Horace Walpole among others mistakenly assumed Joseph was Saint Christopher, who had safely carried the infant Christ across a The Flight into Egypt. Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625–1713 Rome). ca. 1664. Oil on copper. Paintings
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