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GIULIO ROMANO. Jupiter Hurling a Thunderbolt

Jupiter Hurling a Thunderbolt. Artist: Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?-1546 Mantua). Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (16.8 x 19.3 cm). Date: 1530-37.
Dazzling for its energy and economy of means, this quickly drawn pen study was preparatory for a figure in one of the great milestones of Mannerism in Italy, the monumental illusionistic frescoes in the "Sala dei Giganti" (Room of the Giants), from 1531-34, at the Palazzo Te in Mantua. The precocious Giulio trained in Raphael's workshop and soon became a significant collaborator with the master, achieving international stature in his own right after 1520. He built and decorated the Palazzo Te for Federico II Gonzaga (1500-1540), the fifth marchese and first duke of Mantua, where Giulio settled as court artist from 1524 until his death.

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Author:

GIULIO ROMANO (1499?-1546)

Title:

Jupiter Hurling a Thunderbolt

Caption:

Jupiter Hurling a Thunderbolt. Artist: Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?-1546 Mantua). Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (16.8 x 19.3 cm). Date: 1530-37. Dazzling for its energy and economy of means, this quickly drawn pen study was preparatory for a figure in one of the great milestones of Mannerism in Italy, the monumental illusionistic frescoes in the "Sala dei Giganti" (Room of the Giants), from 1531-34, at the Palazzo Te in Mantua. The precocious Giulio trained in Raphael's workshop and soon became a significant collaborator with the master, achieving international stature in his own right after 1520. He built and decorated the Palazzo Te for Federico II Gonzaga (1500-1540), the fifth marchese and first duke of Mantua, where Giulio settled as court artist from 1524 until his death.

Technique/material:

Brown ink and washes, black chalk underdrawing, traces of red chalk, laid paper

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

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Image size:

3680 x 3176 px | 33.4 MB

Print size:

31.2 x 26.9 cm | 12.3 x 10.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

BROWN INK AND WASHES, BLACK CHALK UNDERDRAWING, TRACES OF RED CHALK, LAID PAPER • CHALK • DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • DRAWINGS • EUROPE • GIULIO ROMANO • INK • ITALY • LAID PAPER • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PAPER • PASTELS • UNDERDRAWINGS