1579
unspecified
From the collection of Uffizi Gallery
The Silver Age is a 1579 unspecified by Jacopo Zucchi, held at Uffizi Gallery.
This painting, "The Silver Age," features a woman in a green dress with a red skirt, holding a sword and scales. She is surrounded by other figures, including a woman in white and a group of people in the background. The scene is set in a landscape with trees and a cloudy sky. The woman in the center appears to be a symbol of justice, given her scales and sword. The other figures seem to be engaged in various activities, such as reading or playing with a child. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this piece, you might want to look up Jacopo Zucchi.
The Silver Age is a c.1576-1581 oil on panel painting of the Silver Age by Jacopo Zucchi, a favoured artist of Ferdinando I de' Medici at the end of the latter's cardinalate in Rome, now in the Uffizi in Florence. It and The Golden Age were probably painted for Ferdinando, as they were recorded in his 'Guardaroba medicea' and then in 1635 at the Uffizi - at the latter date they were still together but misattributed to Federico Zuccari. Their correct attribution was later restored. Their dimensions and status as panel not canvas paintings may mean they were originally intended as two elaborate…
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Jacopo Zucchi (c. 1541– c. 1590) was a Florentine painter of the Mannerist style, active in Florence and Rome. His training began in the studio of Giorgio Vasari, and he participated in the decoration of the Studiolo…
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