Group of Six Reclining Nude Women (Nymphs Bathing) (recto); Sketch of a Leg (verso) 1529–66 Taddeo Zuccaro Italian This graceful composition exhibits Taddeo's characteristically fluid line, which renders the forms at once animated, convincingly three-dimensional, and elegantly ornamental. The sheet is a preliminary study for a group of six bathing nymphs that appear on a second, more finished drawing in the Museum’s collection (acc. no. ) featuring a circular design with Diana, goddess of hunt, and her nymphs. It has been suggested that the design was part of a projected series of majo
Group of Six Reclining Nude Women (Nymphs Bathing) (recto); Sketch of a Leg (verso) 1529–66 Taddeo Zuccaro Italian This graceful composition exhibits Taddeo's characteristically fluid line, which renders the forms at once animated, convincingly three-dimensional, and elegantly ornamental. The sheet is a preliminary study for a group of six bathing nymphs that appear on a second, more finished drawing in the Museum’s collection (acc. no. ) featuring a circular design with Diana, goddess of hunt, and her nymphs. It has been suggested that the design was part of a projected series of majolica illustrating the activities of Diana and would have preceded Taddeo's well-known commission to design a set of majolica for the king of Spain in 1562. Taddeo's final design for this composition is recorded in a drawing at the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. 9030).. Group of Six Reclining Nude Women (Nymphs Bathing) (recto); Sketch of a Leg (verso). Taddeo Zuccaro (Italian, Sant'Angelo in Vado 1529–1566 Rome). 1529–66. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, traces of red chalk (recto), red chalk (verso). Drawings
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