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Title

Study for the Last Judgement in the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Artist

Federico Zuccaro

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.

Artist Life Dates

1543-1609

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1576

Accession Number

1973/2.81

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and wash on buff paper

relevance

rank 13.30561

Primary Keywords

angels

dice

domes

florence (inhabited place)

preparatory drawings

putti

shirts