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The Vision of Saint Eustace

1542–1609
Not on view
Created while Federico was still under the tutelage of his elder brother Taddeo (1529-1566), this drawing was the model for one of the frescoes that decorated the façade of a house in the Piazza San Eustachio in Rome. Federico's draftsmanship, while less spirited than that of his brother, is admirable for a firmness, clarity, and refined naturalism that were well suited to the Counter-Reformation goal of presenting religious subjects in a direct and accessible manner. The Roman general is depicted at the moment when, during a hunting expedition, he sees the crucified Christ between the horns of a stag and is converted.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Vision of Saint Eustace
  • Artist: Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari) (Italian, Sant'Angelo in Vado 1540/42–1609 Ancona)
  • Date: 1542–1609
  • Medium: Point of brush with brown, gray, green, yellow, and red wash, highlighted with white, over traces of red and black chalk; lightly squared in black chalk
  • Dimensions: 13 7/16 x 7 15/16in. (34.1 x 20.2cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.76
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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