A Pope Receiving a Dignitary in a Public Place (recto) Caricatures of Heads (verso)
Federico Zuccaro
c. 1582
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash and black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Dimensions
14.9 × 28.4 cm (5 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.)
Classification
ink with wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
82613
About the Artist
Federico Zuccaro
Federico Zuccari, born around 1540 or 1541 in Sant'Angelo in Vado near Urbino, emerged as one of the leading figures of late Mannerism, the younger brother of the acclaimed painter Taddeo Zuccari. The son of a modest painter, Ottaviano, he moved to Rome at age 11, where he studied under his elder brother Taddeo in his bustling workshop, assisting on major commissions and honing his skills in fresc...