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L’idea del disegno.
Forme del pensiero e pratiche grafiche in Federico Zuccari

Marco Simone Bolzoni
The Debra & Leon Black Collection of Old/Modern Master Drawings

New York , NY (USA)

The essay investigates Federico Zuccari’s intellectual approach to disegno, conceived not only as a mental exercise and as an instrument of observation and memory of the real, but also as the outcome of complex inventive processes. This reflection is situated within the broader artistic context of the second half of the sixteenth century, when disegno tends increasingly to be configured not merely as an operative tool, but also as an authentic speculative medium and as an intellectual manifestation of the artist’s personality.

Il saggio indaga l’approccio intellettuale di Federico Zuccari al disegno, concepito non soltanto come esercizio mentale, strumento di osservazione e di memoria del reale, ma anche come esito di complessi processi inventivi. Tale riflessione si inserisce nel più ampio contesto artistico della seconda metà del Cinquecento, quando il disegno tende a configurarsi sempre più non solo quale strumento operativo, ma anche come autentico mezzo speculativo e manifestazione intellettuale della personalità dell’artista.

Presentato 08/07/2025 Accettato 04/10/2025 Pubblicato 31/12/2025
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DOI 10.69114/LIDEA2025.1314-1441 e-ISSN 3035-2452 Lingua it