Thursday, June 11, 2015

Federico

Federico Zuccaro
Self-portrait
c. 1595
Morgan Library

Work gathered here from the hand of the younger of the two Zuccari, Federico (1540-1609) who lived to be both older and more successful than elder brother Taddeo.

Federico Zuccaro
Figure study
c. 1564
Morgan Library

Federico Zuccaro
St. Mennas
c. 1563-65
Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Alençon

Federico Zuccaro
Virgin & Child
16th century
Metropolitan Museum

Federico Zuccaro
study after Michelangelo's Last Judgment
c. 1580
Morgan Library

Federico Zuccaro
study after Luca Signorelli
16th century
Rijskmuseum

Federico Zuccaro
Monks' Drapery
16th century
Rijksmuseum

Federico Zuccaro
The Brazen Serpent
1560s
formerly in the collection of Charles I of England
Victoria & Albert Museum

Federico Zuccaro
Boy with Flute
16th century
Rijskmuseum

Federico Zuccaro
Ascension
c. 1566
Museo Diocesano, Cortona

Federico Zuccaro
Pieta with Angels
1560s
Galleria Borghese, Rome

Federico Zuccaro
Cupid & Pan
c. 1600
Getty

Federico Zuccaro
Trompe l'oeil murals
16th century
Villa d'Este, Tivoli

Federico Zuccaro
Scenes from the Life of the Artist's Family
1579
Palazzo Zuccari, Rome

In old age, Federico established an art academy in the family palazzo on Campo Marzio in Rome (located near the top of the Spanish Steps and now an elegant small hotel, as seen below).

Palazzo Zuccari
Campo Marzio, Rome