Angels and Putti in the Clouds

1566

Federico Zuccaro

Associated Names
Federico Zuccaro

Artist, Roman, 1542/1543 - 1609

This drawing features figures and cherubs among the clouds. It depicts multiple celestial beings interacting in an ethereal environment, surrounded by swirling clouds. The drawing uses soft, flowing lines in red and black chalk to convey movement and lightness. The figures wear garments and wings, adding to the dynamic flair of the scene. The composition creates depth through layered arrangements of figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red and black chalk over graphite?, incised with stylus, on laid paper squared with red chalk

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.7 x 27.2 cm (15 5/8 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.23.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ch. Mewes Arch. (stamp); Nathan Chaïkin, Venthône, Switzerland; NGA purchase in 1971.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 18.

1981

  • The Draftsman's Eye, Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981, no. 77.

1985

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1985-1986.

1988

  • Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

1989

  • Renaissance into Baroque, Italian Master Drawings by the Zuccari, 1550-1600, Milwaukee Art Museum and National Academy of Design, New York, 1989-90, no. 62.

Bibliography

1998

  • Acidini Luchinat, Cristina. Taddeo e Federico Zuccari, fratelli pittori del Cinquecento. Milan, 1998, 1: 257, fig. 59, and 264, note 173.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower right in brown ink?: B[AP?]

Wikidata ID

Q64561240

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