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Taddeo Copying Raphael's Frescoes in the Loggia of Villa Farnesina, Where He Is Also Represented Asleep


By the light of a crescent moon, Taddeo copies frescoes by Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520) in the arches of the Farnesina loggia (open gallery). In the background, the poor homeless lad has fallen asleep with his sketching board still on his knees. In this striking and heartwrenching drawing, powerful effects of light suggest Taddeo’s almost religious fervor. The garden loggia of the Villa Farnesina, alongside the Tiber River, seems to have been freely accessible to artists, who flocked there to see Raphael's famed frescoes of Cupid and Psyche.

audio Artist Peter Zokosky reflects on drawing as craft and inspiration.


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Taddeo Copying Raphael's Frescoes in the Loggia of Villa Farnesina, Where He Is Also Represented Asleep / F. Zuccaro


Taddeo Copying Raphael's Frescoes in the Loggia of Villa Farnesina, Where He Is Also Represented Asleep
Federico Zuccaro
Italian, about 1595
Pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash, over black chalk and touches of red chalk
16 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.
99.GA.6.13


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