A Pope Presenting a Standard to a Kneeling Man

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A Pope Presenting a Standard to a Kneeling Man

c. 1562

Taddeo Zuccaro (Italian, 1529–1566)

This drawing is connected to two decorative projects on which Taddeo Zuccaro collaborated with his younger brother Federico, both celebrating the illustrious deeds of the Farnese family--one in their villa at Caprarola near Rome and the other in the Palazzo Farnese in the city. The Caprarola project contains two scenes in which a pope is shown bestowing an office on a kneeling member of the Farnese family.

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Object Details

Title:

A Pope Presenting a Standard to a Kneeling Man

Date:

c. 1562

Artist:

Taddeo Zuccaro (Italian, 1529–1566)

Medium:

Pen and brown ink (possibly iron gall) with brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk on laid paper, incised for transfer

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches (28.3 x 22.5 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman and the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund (by exchange), 1984

Accession Number:

1984-56-194

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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