Group of Blessed Souls: Study for the Last Judgment
1576/79
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, with traces of black chalk and pale blue wash, on ivory laid paper, squared in red chalk, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
11.5 × 15.8 cm (4 9/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
Classification
ink with wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
85649
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...