Taddeo Zuccaro: His Development Studied in His Drawings

By John A. Gere

The reputation of one of the most original, varied, and exciting draughtsmen of the later Italian Renaissance, Taddeo Zuccaro, has been to a great extent observed by that of his younger brother Federico. The obloquy often leveled at him is largely due to the failure of critics to distinguish between the work of the two brothers. A critical re-evaluation of Taddeo Zuccaro is long overdue, and will be warmly welcomed by art historians, especially those already acquainted with J. A. Gere's mature scholarship and discriminating judgment.

This volume provides a secure foundation of connoisseurship for every period of Taddeo's artistic activity. Mr. Gere's text, which explains why he has chosen to concentrate on the artist's drawings and describes this large body of work, probes Taddeo's personality, conceptions, and working habits. The 176 plates reproduce 138 drawings, most of them previously unpublished and wrongly attributed, as well as a great part of his surviving painted oeuvre, also largely unpublished. These representative drawings, combed from European and American collection, allow us to examine Taddeo's development in detail and are particularly important for the new light which they throw on the hitherto unexplored problem of the artist's stylistic beginnings. This book will be invaluable not only to students of the Renaissance and Mannerism, but also to all connoisseurs, collectors, and specialists in drawings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226288218
• ISBN13: 9780226288215
• Release Date: October 1969
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.