Design for the Decoration of a Wall with Grotteschi in the Antique-Style
Luzio Luzzi (also known as Luzio Romano, Luzio da Todi)
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This drawing was recognized as a typical work of Luzio Luzzi by Eraldo Gaudioso in 1976 (see Bibliography: Gaudioso 1976 and 1981), who also identified the design as preparatory for the room in the Castel Sant'Angelo, nicknamed "Cagliostra." This is a large hall close to the loggia of Pope Paul III Farnese (1534-1549). The room was entirely decorated in fresco by Luzio Luzzi, a collaborator and associate of Perino del Vaga, as documented by payments to the artist of May and December 1545.
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