Study for the Last Judgement in the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence / Federico Zuccaro
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- Accession Number
- 1973/2.81
- Title
- Study for the Last Judgement in the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
- Artist
- Federico Zuccaro
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1543-1609
- Medium and Support
- pen, brown ink and wash on buff paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1576
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Tuscany (region)
- Firenze (province)
- Florence (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Tuscany (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Firenze (province)
- Creation Place 5
- Florence (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Mannerist
- Dimensions
- 30.6 cm x 51.4 cm (12 1/16 in. x 20 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- study
- Physical Description
- This is a preparatory drawing of a group of putti that form part of the painted decoration of the dome of Florence cathedral. The most striking figures are the putti in the upper corners of the drawing who support an architectural cornice and a pair of putto that appear between them. One of these putti holds a shirt and his companion holds three dice. Myriad other putti are rendered more lightly to give the impression that they are positioned in the background.
- Subject Matter
- Federico Zuccaro executed this drawing in preparation for the monumental fresco that he painted on the interior of the dome of Florence cathedral. The drawing was for the upper register of the western segment of the dome, where they form part of a Last Judgment scene. One of the putti holds Christ's robe and another the dice that were cast for it during the Crucifixion, much as putti in adjacent parts of the decorative scheme carry the other instruments of Christ's Passion, including the lance and crown of thorns. The two putti in the upper corners of the drawing seem to support the architectural cornice at the top of the dome, thus blurring the boundary between painted decoration and the actual architecture.
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- animals and creatures
- architectural elements
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- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- domes and dome components
- drawings
- drawings by function
- enclosing structural elements
- figure- and animal-derived motifs
- game pieces
- geographic and political locations
- legendary creatures
- los angeles (county)
- main garments
- main garments for the upper body
- motifs
- north and central america (continent)
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1289 x 789
- File Size
- 99 KB
- Record
- 1973/2.81
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"Study for the Last Judgement in the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence; Federico Zuccaro." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-2.81/1973_2.81.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
