Design for the Decoration of a Wall with Grotteschi in the Antique-Style
Luzio Luzzi (also known as Luzio Romano, Luzio da Todi)
1545 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk or leadpoint, ruling and compass work; glued onto secondary paper support · Drawings and Prints
This drawing was recognized as a typical work of Luzio Luzzi by Eraldo Gaudioso in 1976 (see Bibliography: Gaudioso 1976 and 1981), who also identified the design as preparatory for the room in the Castel Sant'Angelo, nicknamed "Cagliostra." This is a large hall close to the loggia of Pope Paul III Farnese (1534-1549). The room was entirely decorated in fresco by Luzio Luzzi, a collaborator and associate of Perino del Vaga, as documented by payments to the artist of May and December 1545.
- Artist
- Luzio Luzzi (also known as Luzio Romano, Luzio da Todi)
- Date
- 1545
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk or leadpoint, ruling and compass work; glued onto secondary paper support
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
