FRANCESCO BARATTA (Massa 1590-1666 Rome) The Virgin and

FRANCESCO BARATTA
(Massa 1590-1666 Rome)
The Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist in a Landscape.
Pen and dark brown ink and gray wash on cream laid paper. 215x170 mm; 8½x6¾ inches.Provenance: Private collection, Massachusetts.Baratta was a Barqoue sculptor who worked on several projects with Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). The statue of the Rio della Plata in the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona, Rome, is attributed to Baratta.