Carlo Maratta

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The Appearance of the Virgin to St. Philip Neri, painting by Carlo Maratta, c. 1675; in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

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Aerial view of Florence (Firenze), Italy from the campanile of the Duomo, with the gigantic dome (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) in the foreground. Unidentifiable tourists are visible on top of the dome, which provide a measure of the building s scale.

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Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson

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Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment

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Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel

Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries

Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)

5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong

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Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

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Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm

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The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

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Andrew Jackson delivering a speech while on his way to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration in 1829. From Harper's Weekly, 1881.

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contribution to Baroque art
- In Western painting: Early and High Baroque in Italy

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		May 11, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 25, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 11, 2023
	Add new Web site: Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum - Biography of Carlo Maratta.	Emily Rodriguez	Oct 14, 2021
	Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Carlo Maratta.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 27, 2020
	Add new Web site: Art UK - Biography of Carlo Maratta.	Aakanksha Gaur	Apr 05, 2014
	Add new Web site: The Getty - Biography of Carlo Maratti.	Aakanksha Gaur	Apr 05, 2014
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 27, 2008
	Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Carlo Maratti.	Dutta Promeet	Feb 09, 2007
	Added new Web site: Italy Cyber Guide - Biography of Carlo Maratta.	Dutta Promeet	Feb 09, 2007
	Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Carlo Maratta.	Dutta Promeet	Feb 09, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998