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Mattia Preti

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1938-88-8105
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Mattia Preti was an Italian Baroque artist who worked in Italy and Malta. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Saint John.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (9)

Johannes de Doper preekt in de woestijn

1661 · deck paint, paper, chalk

width: 199 cm, height: 258 cm

Rijksmuseum

Study of Two Angels

1661 · Red chalk on buff laid paper, laid down on cream laminate card

25.2 × 19.5 cm (9 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Johannes de Doper en de Levieten

1661 · paper, chalk, deck paint

width: 199 cm, height: 258 cm

Rijksmuseum

Two Palm Trees

1661 · chalk, deck paint, paper

height: 257 cm, width: 188 cm

Rijksmuseum

Twee zittende figuren en engelen op wolken

1661 · deck paint, paper, chalk

width: 188 cm, height: 257 cm

Rijksmuseum

Saint Paul the Hermit

1657 · oil on canvas

Framed: 121 x 94 x 8 cm (47 5/8 x 37 x 3 1/8 in.); Unframed: 103 x 76.2 cm (40 9/16 x 30 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Marteling van een heilige

1656 · chalk, paper

width: 240 cm, height: 268 cm

Rijksmuseum

Studies voor religieuze schilderijen

1656 · chalk, paper

height: 215 cm, width: 191 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portrait of a Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, Martin de Redin

1655 · Oil on canvas

92.1 × 73.3 cm (36 1/4 × 28 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

9 published of 9 catalogued · 9 with image

Rijksmuseum
6 published6 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img

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3 entries · 1 sources

Studies voor religieuze schilderijen
1656 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Marteling van een heilige
1656 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Saint Paul the Hermit
1657 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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