God the Father with Cherubs
God the Father with Cherubs
Gift of George Hubbard Clapp. 1. Drawing; 2. Reference image: Annibale Carracci and Francesco Albani, Everlasting Father (1604-1605).
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God the Father with Cherubs

1605 (Earliest date)

Black and white chalk on blue paper

12 in W x 10 in H (Image)
16.5 in W x 10.25 in H (Paper)
European
After Annibale Carracci and Francesco Albani, Everlasting Father, 1604-5
Bearing the inscription “Taddeo Zucchari” in later hand.
This drawing is a copy of Annibale Carracci and Francesco Albani’s Everlasting Father (1604-1605). The original work is a fresco that once decorated the church of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli in Rome. Although an inscription indicates that this drawing could have been created by Taddeo Zuccaro, this is not possible as he died in 1566 before the original fresco was completed.
Wall label from the exhibition The Curious Drawings of Doctor Clapp, UAG, October 24–December 6, 2019.
In Collection
Acquired by the University of Pittsburgh from Mary Burgwin Denny in 1941. Funds for the purchase donated by George Hubbard Clapp.
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