Taddeo Decorating the Façade of the Palazzo Mattei, c. 1595, Federico Zuccaro. Pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash, over black chalk and touches of red chalk. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
In Renaissance Rome, the facades of many prominent buildings were painted with spectacular narrative frescoes. Once part of the fabric of the city, only a few now remain. Using works from the Getty’s collection, including the celebrated drawings series "Early Life of Taddeo Zuccaro" in which murals play a central role, the exhibition explores this extraordinary Renaissance phenomenon. This exhibition complements Judy Baca: Hitting the Wall.
May 31 - September 4
Taddeo in the Belvedere Court in the Vatican Drawing the Laocoön, c. 1595, Federico Zuccaro. Pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash, over black chalk and touches of red chalk. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
View of Saint Peter’s (recto); Study of a Young Man (verso), 1603, Federico Zuccaro. Red chalk (recto); Red and black chalk (verso). J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
