Zuccaro (lived 16th century)

Two Italian painter brothers. Federigo Zuccaro (1542–1609) was the younger of the two; Taddeo Zuccaro (1529–1569) was the principal partner in the decorative works in which he collaborated with his brother.

The brothers worked together on the decoration of the Sala Regia in the Vatican, Rome, and in the Villa Farnese at Caprarola, Federigo completing the work when his brother died. Federigo, who studied under Taddeo, also finished frescoes in Florence Cathedral begun by Giorgio Vasari, and worked in Rome for Pope Gregory XIII. He travelled in Italy, France, and the Netherlands and visited England in 1574, drawing portraits of Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester (British Museum, London). He also worked for a time in Madrid for Philip II. He was a founder of the Academy of St Luke in Rome and also wrote on the theory of art.