The Guardian Angel, Carlo Maratta (camerano 1625 – Rome 1713) School Of
Artist: Carlo Maratta (camerano, 1625 – Rome, 1713) école De
Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625 – Rome 1713) School of
The Guardian Angel (Archangel Raphael Showing the Way to Tobias)
Oil on canvas
136 x 99 cm. - Framed: 150 x 112 cm.
Full details of the painting (click HERE)
The central figure of this painting is the Archangel Raphael, depicted protecting a young boy [1]: the meaning of this iconography, which spread primarily between the 16th and 17th centuries, has taken on a broader significance over time, eventually becoming the emblem of the guardian angel whose task is to protect every human being.
[1] In the *Book of Tobit*, the angel Raphael was invoked by Tobit, a righteous and poor man, to accompany his son Tobiah on a journey; Raphael showed Tobias the safest route and saved him more than once, without ever revealing himself as an angel, except at the end of the story.
The angel is depicted here with the customary features of a young man with delicate features and a robe marked by ample drapery. The young boy, innocently frightened, turns his eyes toward the sky, where, through a break in the clouds, the light of divine grace appears.
The painting stands out for the tenderness of the image and for the sense of ecstasy one feels when confronted with “that flight”—a supernatural moment that the painter has managed to immortalize with delicacy and charm.
From a stylistic point of view, although the scene’s composition is linked to a still-Baroque sensibility—particularly in terms of the structure of the composition— this tendency is nevertheless tempered by a more classical approach, typical of the Roman art scene between the 17th and 18th centuries and specifically of the works of Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625 – Rome 1713).
The canvas fully displays the formal grace, compositional balance, and Raphael-inspired classicism typical of the painter from the Marche region.
Although it is difficult to identify a specific name for the artist of this work, he must nevertheless be sought among the numerous pupils of Maratta’s workshop, who reinterpreted this subject on various occasions and in various variations,
gaining extraordinary fame above all thanks to its print adaptations, which made these precise iconographies of the guardian angel extremely popular models in the 17th and 18th centuries, often replicated with variations by numerous students and copyists in his circle.
Fig. 1 - Guardian Angel, Carlo Maratta, Print (Civic Museums of Pavia)
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Fig. 2 - Guardian Angel, Carlo Maratta (attributed), Print (Civic Museums of Pavia)
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The painting features an attractive gilded frame and comes with a certificate of authenticity and a descriptive iconographic sheet.
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If you would like to view this or other works in person, we would be delighted to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, located at Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We look forward to seeing you!
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The Guardian Angel (Archangel Raphael Showing the Way to Tobias)
Oil on canvas
136 x 99 cm. - Framed: 150 x 112 cm.
Full details of the painting (click HERE)
The central figure of this painting is the Archangel Raphael, depicted protecting a young boy [1]: the meaning of this iconography, which spread primarily between the 16th and 17th centuries, has taken on a broader significance over time, eventually becoming the emblem of the guardian angel whose task is to protect every human being.
[1] In the *Book of Tobit*, the angel Raphael was invoked by Tobit, a righteous and poor man, to accompany his son Tobiah on a journey; Raphael showed Tobias the safest route and saved him more than once, without ever revealing himself as an angel, except at the end of the story.
The angel is depicted here with the customary features of a young man with delicate features and a robe marked by ample drapery. The young boy, innocently frightened, turns his eyes toward the sky, where, through a break in the clouds, the light of divine grace appears.
The painting stands out for the tenderness of the image and for the sense of ecstasy one feels when confronted with “that flight”—a supernatural moment that the painter has managed to immortalize with delicacy and charm.
From a stylistic point of view, although the scene’s composition is linked to a still-Baroque sensibility—particularly in terms of the structure of the composition— this tendency is nevertheless tempered by a more classical approach, typical of the Roman art scene between the 17th and 18th centuries and specifically of the works of Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625 – Rome 1713).
The canvas fully displays the formal grace, compositional balance, and Raphael-inspired classicism typical of the painter from the Marche region.
Although it is difficult to identify a specific name for the artist of this work, he must nevertheless be sought among the numerous pupils of Maratta’s workshop, who reinterpreted this subject on various occasions and in various variations,
gaining extraordinary fame above all thanks to its print adaptations, which made these precise iconographies of the guardian angel extremely popular models in the 17th and 18th centuries, often replicated with variations by numerous students and copyists in his circle.
Fig. 1 - Guardian Angel, Carlo Maratta, Print (Civic Museums of Pavia)
https://www.lombardiabeniculturali.it/stampe/schede/F0220-00401/
Fig. 2 - Guardian Angel, Carlo Maratta (attributed), Print (Civic Museums of Pavia)
https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0300047273
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The painting features an attractive gilded frame and comes with a certificate of authenticity and a descriptive iconographic sheet.
We arrange and organize the shipping of purchased works, both within Italy and internationally, using professional and insured carriers.
If you would like to view this or other works in person, we would be delighted to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, located at Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We look forward to seeing you!
Please contact us for any information or to schedule a visit; we’ll be happy to assist you.
Follow us on:
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9 600 €
Period: 17th century
Style: Louis 15th - Transition
Condition: Good condition
Material: Oil painting
Width: encadré 112 cm.
Height: encadré 150 cm.
Reference (ID): 1805877
Availability: In stock
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