Friday, November 1, 2019

Preparatory Drawings for 16th-century Pictures

Taddeo Zuccaro
Sheet of Studies
(for The Blinding of Elymas, The Sacrifice at Lystra, and The Holy Family)
ca. 1558
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

Taddeo Zuccaro
Three Figures supporting Recumbent Man
(and other sketches)

ca. 1558
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

attributed to Federico Zuccaro
Angel with Trumpet
ca. 1576-79
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

follower of Federico Zuccaro
Scene with Nude Warrior
16th century
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

Bartolomeo Passarotti
Kneeling Putto with Severed Head
before 1592
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

from Severed Head Floating Downriver

It is said that after losing his wife, Orpheus was torn to
pieces by Maenads, who threw his head into the River
Hebron. The head went on singing and forgetting,
filling up with water and floating away.

– Alice Oswald (2016)

follower of Giorgio Vasari
Female Head in Profile
ca. 1541
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

attributed to Bartolomeo Passarotti
Idealized Bust of a Woman
before 1592
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

Niccolò Circignani (Il Pomarancio)
Study for the Duel between Heraclius and Khosrau
1582
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

Carlo Caliari
Two Studies - Torso of a Youth
ca. 1580-96
drawing
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Moretto da Brescia
Study for the Prophet Isaiah
before 1554
drawing
British Museum

follower of Michelangelo
Study for Crucified Christ or Marsyas
ca. 1585-95
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

Francesco Primaticcio
Allegorical Figure of Fortitude 
ca. 1541-45
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

attributed to Parmigianino
Female Heads
ca. 1535-40
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

Raphael
Upraised Right Hand
ca. 1518-20
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago