Taddeo Decorating the Facade of the Palazzo Mattei, about 1595, Federico Zuccaro, pen and brown ink and brush with brown wash over black chalk and touches of red chalk. Getty Museum Taddeo Decorating the Facade of the Palazzo Mattei, about 1595, Federico Zuccaro, pen and brown ink and brush with brown wash over black chalk and touches of red chalk. Getty Museum

In Renaissance Rome, the facades of many prominent buildings were painted with elaborate narrative frescoes. Once part of the fabric of the city, only a few now remain. Using works from the Getty’s collection, including the celebrated drawings series "Early Life of Taddeo Zuccaro" in which murals play a central role, the exhibition explores this popular Renaissance phenomenon.

This exhibition complements Judy Baca: Hitting the Wall.

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Taddeo and Federico Zuccaro: Artist-Brothers in Renaissance Rome

Julian Brooks
With essays by Robert Williams, Peter Lukehart, and Christina Strunck

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