Artwork
Pluto Bringing Proserpine to the Gates of Hell
Pluto Bringing Proserpine to the Gates of Hell is a chalk drawing by the Baroque artist Carlo Maratta. It dates from 1669 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
This drawing, Pluto Bringing Proserpine to the Gates of Hell, is a work by Carlo Maratta, executed in 1669.
Technique & Style
The work is rendered in pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, which has been laid down.
Artist & collection
