Scene from the Last Judgment, Study for the Fresco Decoration of One of the Segments of the Cupola of the Cathedral


Scene from the Last Judgment, Study for the Fresco Decoration of One of the Segments of the Cupola of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, 1576–79, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over red chalk on ecru paper. The paper is cut to the shape of a segment of an octagonal cupola, maximum: 17-5/8 x 9-13/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari) (Italian, Sant'Angelo in Vado 1540/42–1609 Ancona), Carefully executed by Federico Zuccaro in preparation of his frescoes for the monumental dome of the Florence Cathedral (1574-79), this drawing corresponds, with certain variations, to the third segment of the octagonal cupola to the right of the principal segment - where the Judging Christ is represented


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