Jupiter Hurling a Thunderbolt, 1530–37, Brown ink and washes, black chalk underdrawing, traces of red chalk, laid paper, 6 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (16.8 x 19.3 cm), Drawings, Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua), 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
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Jupiter Hurling, Thunderbolt, 1530–37, Brown ink, washes, black chalk underdrawing, traces, red chalk, laid paper, 6 5/8 x 7 5/8, 16.8 19.3 cm, Drawings, Giulio Romano, Italian, Rome, 1499?–1546, Mantua, Dazzling, energy, economy, means, quickly drawn pen, study, preparatory, figure, great milestones, Mannerism, Italy, monumental illusionistic, frescoes, Sala dei, Giganti, Room, Giants, 1531-34, Palazzo Te
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