Mattia Preti

Italian · 1613–1699 · Painter, Printmaker

Mattia Preti was an Italian Baroque artist who worked in Italy and Malta. Born in the small town of Taverna in Calabria, Preti was called Il Cavalier Calabrese after… (Wikipedia)

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Mattia Preti was an Italian Baroque artist who worked in Italy and Malta. Born in the small town of Taverna in Calabria, Preti was called Il Cavalier Calabrese after appointment as a Knight of the Order of St. John in 1660.

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Born 1613, TavernaDied 1699, VallettaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q468632 ↗ULAN 500012806 ↗Museum works 23

Baroque

Also known as Cabalier Calabrese, Calabr.e, Calabraze, Calabre, Calabrese, Calabrese Cavalier Matthia, Calabrese Cavalier Matthia Preti, Calabrese cavalier Preti and 6 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Mattia Preti, Pilate Washing His Hands — **Pilate Washing His Hands**1663 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan and Bequ…

Mattia Preti, Saint John the Baptist Preaching — **Saint John the Baptist Preaching**ca. 1650 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Melissa O. Aronson, in memory of Thom…

Mattia Preti, The Martyrdom of Saint Gennaro — **The Martyrdom of Saint Gennaro**c. 1685 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Mattia Preti, A Man Cutting Tobacco — **A Man Cutting Tobacco**1660s · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund, Pepita Milmore …

Mattia Preti, Saint in Ecstasy — **Saint in Ecstasy**1613–99 · Pen and brown ink, washed, on brownish paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887 — Open Acces…

Mattia Preti, Design for the Decoration of a Cupola with a Prophet, King David and Two Putti — **Design for the Decoration of a Cupola with a Prophet, King David and Two Putti**Red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and red wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2002 — Open Access (CC0)

Mattia Preti, Seated Bishop with Arms Extended and Three Attendant Figures (recto); Head of a Lion and Perspective Diagrams (verso) — **Seated Bishop with Arms Extended and Three Attendant Figures (recto); Head of a Lion and Perspective Diagrams (verso)**1613–99 · Red chalk, brush and red wash (recto); red chalk (verso), on beige paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1971 — Open Access (CC0)

Mattia Preti, A Group of Saints and Angels (recto); Studies of a Male Figure in a Pendentive (verso) — **A Group of Saints and Angels (recto); Studies of a Male Figure in a Pendentive (verso)**1613–99 · Red chalk, brush and red wash (recto and verso)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1970 — Open Access (CC0)

Mattia Preti, Studies voor religieuze schilderijen — **Studies voor religieuze schilderijen**1656 - 1666
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Mattia Preti, Marteling van een heilige — **Marteling van een heilige**1656 - 1660
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Mattia Preti, Two Palm Trees — **Two Palm Trees**1661 - 1666
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Mattia Preti, Twee zittende figuren en engelen op wolken — **Twee zittende figuren en engelen op wolken**1661 - 1666
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Mattia Preti, Diana and Endymion — **Diana and Endymion**1650
Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud

Mattia Preti, Dionysius Tyrant of Syracuse — **Dionysius Tyrant of Syracuse**1750
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Mattia Preti, Sacrifice of Isaac (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche) — **Sacrifice of Isaac (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche)**1650
Galleria Nazionale delle Marche ↗
CC0 · Julian Lupyan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Galleria Nazionale delle Marche

Mattia Preti, Untitled — **Untitled**1650
Collection Bemberg ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Collection Bemberg

Mattia Preti, The Martyrdom of Saint Peter — **The Martyrdom of Saint Peter**1630
Museum of Grenoble ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Grenoble

Mattia Preti, Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius Fleeing Troy — **Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius Fleeing Troy**1630
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica

Mattia Preti, The Return of the Prodigal Son — **The Return of the Prodigal Son**1658
Royal Palace of Naples ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Palace of Naples

Mattia Preti, Portrait of a Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, Martin de Redin — **Portrait of a Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, Martin de Redin**c. 1660 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Sophia P. Morton Fund — public domain (CC0)

Mattia Preti, Saint Paul the Hermit — **Saint Paul the Hermit**c. 1662–1664 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund — Open Acc…

Mattia Preti, Study of Two Angels — **Study of Two Angels**1661/1666 · Red chalk on buff laid paper, laid down on cream laminate card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Works in museum collections

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