FERRáU FENZONI (1562-1645)
FERRáU FENZONI (1562-1645)

A SPAWLING NUDE FOR A LAST JUDGEMENT

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FERRáU FENZONI (1562-1645)
A SPAWLING NUDE FOR A LAST JUDGEMENT
WITH INSCRIPTION 'FERAU'
BLACK AND WHITE CHALK ON LIGHT BROWN PAPER, SMALL AREA MADE UP AT THE TOP EDGE
144 X 210 MM.

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THIS IS A STUDY FOR A FIGURE IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF FENZONI'S LAST JUDGMENT PAINTED ON THE WALL OF THE CATHEDRAL OF TODI IN 1596, C. RIDOLFI AND M. CASTRICHINI IN PITTURA DEL SEICENTO IN UMBRIA, TODI, 1990, NO. 29. FENZONI ARRIVED IN TODI FROM ROME IN 1594 AND WORKED FOR THE ARCHISHOP ANGELO CESI FOR FIVE YEARS. HE DECORATED THERE THE PALACE OF THE ARCHBISHOP AND PAINTED VARIOUS ALTARPIECES FOR THE LOCAL CHURCHES.

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