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Taddeo in the Sistine Chapel Drawing Michelangelo's 'Last Judgement'

about 1595

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Standing at the steps of the pope's throne in the Sistine Chapel, Taddeo Zuccaro sketches one of Michelangelo's masterpieces, the Last Judgement. At his feet Federico Zuccaro added his brother's inkwell, a pen box, and a bag. Taddeo appears older than in previous scenes, no longer a boy but a young man with leggings to his knees, a long-sleeved jacket, and a loose cap over his curls.

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