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Taddeo Zuccaro's artistic training: drawings by Federico Zuccaro

What would it have been like in the late 1500s to go to Rome, the artistic and cultural center of the Western world, with hopes of becoming an artist? Discover how a series of drawings made around 1595 by Federico Zuccaro vividly convey the poignant story of older brother Taddeo's hardships and eventual triumph as a young artist in Renaissance Rome. (Captioned without sound). Created by Getty Museum.

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