Design for the Decoration of a Wall with Grotteschi in the Antique-Style

Luzio Luzzi (also known as Luzio Romano, Luzio da Todi)

1545

Not on view

This drawing was recognized as a typical work of Luzio Luzzi by Eraldo Gaudioso in 1976 (see Bibliography: Gaudioso 1976 and 1981), who also identified the design as preparatory for the room in the Castel Sant'Angelo, nicknamed "Cagliostra." This is a large hall close to the loggia of Pope Paul III Farnese (1534-1549). The room was entirely decorated in fresco by Luzio Luzzi, a collaborator and associate of Perino del Vaga, as documented by payments to the artist of May and December 1545.

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Title: Design for the Decoration of a Wall with Grotteschi in the Antique-Style
Artist: Luzio Luzzi (also known as Luzio Romano, Luzio da Todi) (Italian, active Rome, documented 1519–1582)
Date: 1545
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk or leadpoint, ruling and compass work
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 5 1/2in. (23.8 x 14cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Object Number: 80.3.580
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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