Artist: Carlo Maratti (1625 – 1713), after.
Title: Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child and Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: si stampa da matteo giudici alli cesarini.
Dimensions: Sheet 8 1/2" x 6 1/4". Support 15 3/4" x x13'.
Publisher: Matteo Giudici (Italian, 1670s-1692 (fl.)
Date: XVII C.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper.
Mat and Frame: Supporting sheet. One lost corner.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to borderline. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: We could not find another copy of this engraving. At the same time, we found prints from this board, reworked by Matteo Gregorio de' Rossi's publishing house, in such repositories as BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA bdh0000302786; Istituto Centrale per la Grafica, Italy, Rome S-FN4466; Wellcome Collection, London 10603i.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVII C.
Note: In the Rossi edition there is an inscription at the bottom of the sheet, under the image. This suggests that Guidici edition also had this inscription. It is lost in our copy. Here we present its contents for reference purposes. SANTA CATARINA VIRG. ET MART / Si stampa in Roma in Piazza Navona da Matteo Gregorio Rossi Romano / all' Insegna della Stampa di Rame. Carlo Marat Invent. Con lic. de sup. e priv. apost.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the Wellcome Collection.