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Drawing

1560s (made)
Artist/Maker
Federico Zuccaro
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Study of the Brazen Serpent; Group of figures struggling ineffectually with reptiles on the right; Pen, washed, on grey paper.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen, washed, on grey paper
Pen
Grey Paper
Drawing
Wash Technique
Brief description
Drawing, Federico Zuccaro, The Israelites Attacked by Fiery Serpents, Italian school, 1560s
Physical description
Study of the Brazen Serpent; Group of figures struggling ineffectually with reptiles on the right; Pen, washed, on grey paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.3in
  • Width: 13in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Venetian School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collections - King Charles I., Jonathan Richardson, and Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Subjects depicted
Men
Serpents (Animals)
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1979, p. 192. The text is as follows: ZUCCARO, FREDERICO (c. 1540-1609) 417 The Israelites attacked by fiery serpents (Numbers 21: 6-9) Inscribed in ink in an 18th century hand ‘Tintoretto’; inscribed on the back by J. Richardson, Sr ‘EC 25. X.67.0’; inscribed also on the back in a later hand with the names of former owners and the name ‘Tintoretto’ Pen and ink and wash on blue paper 10 3/8 x 13 1/8 (264 x 333) Dyce 233 PROVENANCE ? N. Lanier (Lugt, Supplement 2908); J. Richardson, Sr (Lugt 2184); Sir J. Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 233 (as by Tintoretto) Pouncey first recognized this as a typical early drawing of Federico, perhaps made in Venice in the early 1560s
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.233

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Record createdSeptember 11, 2009
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