Taddeo Zuccaro

Taddeo Zuccaro
Federico Zuccari, CC0

(1529–1566) Italian painter (1529-1566)

Taddeo Zuccaro (1529–1566) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Taddeo Zuccaro belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Taddeo Zuccaro was born in Sant'Angelo in Vado and died in Rome. Taddeo Zuccaro studied under Daniele de' Porri. Taddeo Zuccaro worked in Rome. Wikidata associates Taddeo Zuccaro with Mannerism. Taddeo Zuccaro became a member of Zuccari family. The students included Federico Zuccari.

One of the best-known works is ‘Entry into Paris of Francis I of France, Emperor Charles V and Cardinal Alessandro Farnese’. The catalogue has 24 works by Taddeo Zuccaro with free images. The dated works span the years 1550–1600. Works by Taddeo Zuccaro are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Fitzwilliam Museum.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Marten Van I Cleve, Melchior Lorck, Nicolas de Neufchatel, Paolo Veronese, and Gillis Mostaert.