Design for the Decoration of a Cupola with a Prophet, King David and Two Putti

Quick Overview

Artist: Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese) (Italian, Taverna 1613–1699 Valletta)
Medium: Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and red wash
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in. (25.5 x 19.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2002
Accession no.: 2002.74

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Pilate Washing His Hands
Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese)
1663 · Painting
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00015563
Saint John the Baptist Preaching
Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese)
ca. 1650 · Painting
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00016113
A Group of Saints and Angels (recto); Studies of a Male Figure in a Pendentive (verso)
Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese)
1613–99 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020551
Seated Bishop with Arms Extended and Three Attendant Figures (recto); Head of a Lion and Perspective Diagrams (verso)
Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese)
1613–99 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020552

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.