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Titolo dell'opera:
Cupid deprived of weapons
Acquisizione:
Marcello Durazzo
Autore:
Zuccaro, Federico
Object Type:
drawing
Epoca:
Inventario:
D 2845
Misure:
Unità di misura: mm; Altezza: 249; Larghezza: 176
Tecnica:
matita nera
Ultimi prestiti:
Maestri del disegno - Genova - 1990
Descrizione:
The scene depicted in the drawing has been interpreted as the moment when some of Diana's nymphs surprise sleeping Cupid and take advantage of it to burn his arrows. While the traditional attribution of the work is to Francesco Salviati (GROSSO, PETTORELLI, 1910) and for others (DI GIAMPAOLO) it would instead be Taddeo Zuccaro, the ascription to the latter's brother, Federico Zuccaro, seems to be supported by the similarities found in another drawing attributed to him and conserved in the Royal Library of Turin, depicting the Allegory of Redemption. (BOCCARDO, 1999) The drawing depicts Cupid asleep, surrounded by nymphs.
