Italian late Baroque and Classicist painter Carlo Maratta was one of the most popular masters of his era. He studied in the workshop of the Roman artist Andrea Sacchi, who seriously influenced the formation of the Roman school of painting of the XVIII century.
At an early stage, Bologna’s academic academism had a strong influence on Maratta’s work. Almost all the works of the artist were performed in Rome. He wrote altar compositions, performed monumental paintings, portraits. One of the best ceremonial portraits of the master is a portrait of Pope Clement IX, by order of whom Maratta performed many works.
In the traditional framework of the genre, the artist has managed to create a memorable image in which passion and emotionality are not appropriate. Clement IX was a well-educated man, he studied at the University of Pisa, where he studied philosophy and theology.
As an ardent admirer of opera music, Clement IX contributed to the construction of a musical theater on the site of an old city prison. Other famous works are: altar compositions and frescoes in the church of the Site of Maria Sopra Minerva, in the church of the Site of Maria in Vallicella, in the church of Ges, in the Palazzo Altieri; “Portrait of a young man.” 1663. State Museums, Berlin.
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