Federico Zuccaro

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(b Sant' Angelo in Vado, Marches, 1540-42; d Ancona, 6 Aug 1609). Painter, draughtsman and writer, brother of (1) Taddeo Zuccaro.

Having been invited to Rome by his brother, between 1555 and 1563 he worked with Taddeo on various projects including the Villa Farnese at Caprarola and the Pucci Chapel in Trinit? dei Monti, Rome. Many of Federico's drawings for both commissions show Taddeo's influence. According to Vasari, Taddeo supervised his brother's early work, which created friction between them. In 1558, for example, when they collaborated on painting the fa?ade of the house of Tizio da Spoleto with scenes from the Life of St Eustace, Taddeo retouched some of his brother's paintings, so offending Federico. Already at 18 Federico was commissioned to paint many works at the Vatican: the Transfiguration, the Marriage at Cana and other scenes from the Life of Christ for the decorations (part destr.) of the Casino of Pius IV; an Escutcheon of Pius IV flanked by Justice and Equity (1562) for the Tribunale della Ruota Romana and 16 scenes from the Life of Moses at the Belvedere.

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