Pope Blessing Two Women in the Presence of Satyr and Assembled Women with Castel Sant Angelo in the Background
Federico Zuccaro
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk, on buff laid paper
Dimensions
29.3 × 21.2 cm (11 9/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
82618
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...