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Finding aid for the John Gere research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master drawings, 1960-1990

Teresa Morales.

Finding aid for the John Gere 950082 1 research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master... Descriptive Summary Title: John Gere research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master drawings Date (inclusive): 1960-1990 Number: 950082 Creator/Collector: Gere, John A. Physical Description: 9 Linear Feet(12 boxes) Repository: The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles 90049-1688 [email protected] URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref (310) 440-7390 Abstract: Papers and photographs document Gere's research on Italian old master drawings, especially and his circle, and Taddeo and Federico Zuccaro. Request Materials: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the catalog record for this collection. Click here for the access policy . Language: Collection material is in English Biographical/Historical Note John Arthur Giles Gere (1921-1995) was a British art historian and connoisseur of Italian sixteenth-century drawings. Educated at Winchester and Balliol, he became Assistant Keeper in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the in 1946, and served as Keeper from 1973 to 1981. He compiled, with Philip Pouncey, two important catalogs of drawings: Drawings by Raphael , published in 1962, and Artists working in Rome ca. 1550-ca. 1640 . Gere wrote a series of articles on Taddeo Zuccaro in the Burlington Magazine , leading to catalogs, exhibitions, and his monograph, Taddeo Zuccaro: His development studied in his drawings (1969). [See Nicholas Penny's obituary, Burlington Magazine, vol. 137, No. 1106 May 1995, pp. 319-321.] Access Open for use by qualified researchers. Publication Rights Contact Library Rights and Reproductions . Preferred Citation John Gere research papers and photographs relating to Italian old master drawings, 1960-1990, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 950082. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa950082 Acquisition Information Acquired from the Gere family in 1995. Additional material about Taddeo Zuccaro (1 linear ft.) was received in 1996. Processing History Processed by Teresa Morales. Scope and Content of Collection Papers and photographs document Gere's research on Italian drawings, especially those of Raphael and his circle, and Taddeo Zuccaro. Files contain published and unpublished lectures, including a series on Raphael and his circle given at Cambridge; notes and drafts for articles; 33 notebooks detailing research on Italian drawings in various print rooms; 4 folders of correspondence, especially concerning Gere's monograph on the drawings of Taddeo Zuccaro and related letters from Walter Vitzthum; and ca. 3,100 annotated photographs of Italian old master drawings, one-half of which are of drawings and paintings by Taddeo and Federico Zuccaro. Arrangement note

Finding aid for the John Gere 950082 2 research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master... Arranged in 4 series: Series I. Lectures, 1962-1964; Series II. Travel notebooks, undated; Series III. Correspondence and writings, 1959-1989; Series IV. Photographs, undated Subjects - Names Zuccaro, Taddeo Zuccaro, Federico Subjects - Topics Drawing, Italian-16th century Genres and Forms of Material Black-and-white negatives Color negatives Photographic prints Photographs, Original Color transparencies Notebooks Contributors Vitzthum, Walter Gere, John A.

Series I. Lectures, ca. 1962-1964 Physical Description: 1 box(es) Scope and Content Note Manuscripts of published and unpublished lectures, and notes for lectures. Several folders relate to Gere's lectures at Cambridge University about Raphael and his circle.

box 1, folder 1-4 Raphael box 1, folder 1 Raphael lecture notes for Cambridge lecture #1;, May 11, 1962 box 1, folder 2 Raphael lecture notes for Cambridge lecture #2 box 1, folder 3 Raphael lecture notes for Cambridge lecture #3, 1962 box 1, folder 4 Raphael lectures box 1, folder 5 Lectures box 1, folder 6 Notes for an article on Gian Francesco Penni and The Scrutton memorandum on Castel Sant'Angelo box 1, folder 7 Unpublished lecture on Taddeo Zuccaro, Courtauld Institute, May 19, 1964 box 1, folder 8 Manuscript of published lecture on connoirsseurship box 1, folder 9 Federico Zuccaro Scope and Content Note Notebook with lecture on Federico Zuccaro's drawings of the life of his brother Taddeo, published in English and Italian (photocopy included).

box 1, folder 10 and Raphael lectures Series II. Travel notebooks, undated Physical Description: 33 notebook(s) Scope and Content Note Notebooks contain Gere's observations on Italian drawings, seen at various institutions. All the notebooks are small in size.

box 2, folder 1 Notes on Italian drawings Physical Description: 10 notebooks

box 2, folder 2 Notes on Italian drawings Physical Description: 10 notebooks

Finding aid for the John Gere 950082 3 research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master... Series II.Travel notebooks, undated

box 2, folder 3 Notes on Italian drawings Physical Description: 5 notebooks

box 2, folder 4 Notes on Italian drawings Physical Description: 8 notebooks

Series III. Correspondence and writings, ca. 1959-1989 Physical Description: 1.25 Linear Feet Scope and Content Note Manuscripts, notes, letters, clippings, and photographs relating catalog entries, reviews, Gere's article for Master Drawing Supplement, a monograph on Taddeo Zuccaro's drawings. Most of the letters relate to this publication.

box 3, folder 1 Drafts for catalogue entries, articles and catalogue introductions box 3, folder 2 Pre-Raphaelite art and poetry lecture Scope and Content Note With notes on Aliprando Caprioli.

box 3, folder 3 Taddeo Zuccaro letters, Loren Partridge review, 1959-1970 box 3, folder 4 Taddeo Zuccaro reviews box 3, folder 5 Letters from James Mundy, Milwaukee Art Museum, 1988-1989 box 3, folder 6 Correspondence with Loren Partridge, 1966-1969 box 3, folder 7 Letters from Walter Vitzthum, 1963-1971 Scope and Content Note See also Box 20.

box 3, folder 8 Sotheby's (London) auction catalogue: Old Master Drawings, June 28 1979 box 4-5 Master Drawing Supplement Scope and Content Note Notes, manuscript, correspondence and photographs related to the preparation and publication of Gere's monograph.

box 4, folder 1 Notes for photographic plates box 4, folder 2 Photograph inventory; typed catalogue entries; article (Italian); correspondence box 4, folder 3 Correspondence, various copies of articles box 4, folder 4 Notes; photos; photo inventory box 4, folder 5 Photographs "Still to be catalogued - 1989" Scope and Content Note See also boxes 19 and box 20 for related oversize and negatives.

box 5, folder 1 Zuccaro lecture notebook; photographs box 5, folder 2 Photographs box 5, folder 3 Photographs box 5, folder 4 Photographs, correspondence Scope and Content Note See also Box 20.

box 5, folder 5 Photographs, correspondence box 5, folder 6 Proofs of Master Drawing Supplement

Finding aid for the John Gere 950082 4 research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master... Series IV.Photographs, undated

Series IV. Photographs, undated Physical Description: 3,100 photographs Scope and Content Note Photographs of art work, primarily Italian drawings. Nearly half the photographs relate to Taddeo and Federico Zuccaro's drawings and paintings. One section of this series includes photographs filed alphabetically by artist. Other files hold photographs of drawings in various institutions. Negatives, transparencies, and slides are housed in box 20 and oversize photographic prints in box 19. Also included is a small figurative sculpture.

box 6, folder 1 Life of Taddeo series box 6, folder 2 Taddeo Zuccaro's mural project box 6, folder 3 Taddeo Zuccaro studies for frescoes and engravings box 6, folder 4 Taddeo Zuccaro box 6, folder 5 Taddeo Zuccaro Scope and Content Note See also box 20.

box 6, folder 6 Polidoresque, Zuccaresque and Porri façades Scope and Content Note See box 20 for negatives.

box 7, folder 1 Frangipani Chapel, prophets in niches Scope and Content Note See also box 19.

box 7, folder 2 S. M. dell'Orto; S. Sabina apse box 7, folder 3 Agony in the Garden; Feeding of 5,000 box 7, folder 4 Vatican: Belvedere, Sala Regia and Villa Giulia box 7, folder 5 Taddeo and Federico Zuccaro's adorations box 7, folder 6 Palazzo Farnese, Rome: Palazzo Bufalo box 7, folder 7 Caprarola: frescoes box 7, folder 8 Caprarola: drawings box 7, folder 9 Vatican: Cappella Parlina box 7, folder 10 Pucci Chapel box 8, folder 1 Palazzo Caetani, Rome; Cartello Orsini, Bracciano box 8, folder 2 Palazzo Massimi, Rome; Castiglione del Lago box 8, folder 3 Oratorio del Gonfalone: Orvieto duomo; Lateran transepts box 8, folder 4 Maiolica box 8, folder 5 San Lorenzo in Damaso box 8, folder 6 Federico Zuccaro, S. Eustachio, Florence, Venice Scope and Content Note Cupola, drop scene, etc.

box 9, folder 1 Raffaellino da Reggio box 9, folder 2 Tibaldi box 9, folder 3-4 Trometta Scope and Content Note See also box 20.

box 9, folder 5-6 F. T. Zuccaro Scope and Content Note See also box 20.

box 10, folder 1 S. Caterina dei Funari

Finding aid for the John Gere 950082 5 research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master... Series IV.Photographs, undated

box 10, folder 2 India Scope and Content Note See also box 20.

box 10, folder 3 Muziano box 10, folder 4 Pasarotti box 10, folder 5-6 Perino del Vaga, Castel S. Angelo Scope and Content Note See also box 20.

box 10, folder 7-8 Pirro Ligorio box 11, folder 1-2 Polidoro box 11, folder 3 Small figurative sculpture of Mary and Jesus Scope and Content Note Broken at base.

box 12, folder 1 Unidentified slides from accordian file Scope and Content Note See box 20.

box 12, folder 2 A box 12, folder 3 B box 12, folder 4 C box 12, folder 5 D box 12, folder 6 E box 12, folder 7 F box 12, folder 8 G box 12, folder 9 H box 12, folder 10 I, J box 13, folder 1 K, L box 13, folder 2 M box 13, folder 3 N, O box 13, folder 4 P, Q box 13, folder 5 R box 13, folder 6 S box 13, folder 7 T box 14, folder 1 U, V box 14, folder 2 X, Y, Z box 14, folder 3 Zuccaro box 14, folder 4 Frangipani Chapel, 1558 box 14, folder 5 Taddeo Zuccaro box 14, folder 6 Pesaro, Passarotti, Agony in Garden, , S. Cat. della Ruota 1549-1553 box 15, folder 1 Pesaro, Passarotti, Agony in Garden, , S. Cat. della Ruota 1549-1553 box 15, folder 2 Caprarola, Pal. Farnese (Rome), Sala Regia box 15, folder 3 Assorted Scope and Content Note Maiolica 1560+, Vatican Belvedere 1561-3, Casino of Pius IV, 1560+, Bracciano, Pal. Caetani.

box 15, folder 4 S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Pucci Chapel Scope and Content Note "Drawings datable probably 1560s."

Finding aid for the John Gere 950082 6 research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master... Series IV.Photographs, undated

box 15, folder 5 Zuccaro Scope and Content Note With duplicate photos of additional material plus Landscape with Jonah.

box 15, folder 6 Mattei Chapel, ; Adorations, Villa Giulia and miscellaneous drawings datable mid 1550s 1553-1556 box 16, folder 1 Taddeo Zuccaro rejects box 16, folder 2 Early Polidoresque, including Pal. Mattei façade. box 16, folder 3 Miscellaneous; school of Raphael, Roman school box 16-17 Drawings at institutions box 16-17, folder Merseyside County Art Galleries; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 4 box 16-17, folder Leningrad; Hermitage; Lisbon; H. List 5 box 16-17, folder Birmingham City Art Gallery; Antwerp; Amsterdam; Dijon and Angers 6 box 17, folder 1 Rennes; Philadelphia; Stuttgart box 17, folder 2 McCrindle photos box 17, folder 3 Rizzoli book box 17, folder 4 Munich; Berlin box 17, folder 5-6 Oporto box 17, folder 7 Mr. Gere's Roman catalogue box 18, folder 1 Phillips photos Scope and Content Note See also box 20.

box 18, folder 2-3 Miscellaneous photos - "still problematical" box 18, folder 4-5 Photographs to be sorted; needed for article box 19* Oversized photograph Scope and Content Note With related correspondence from Vadim Cotlenko of La Sirene regarding attribution to Taddeo Zuccaro.

box 20, folder 1 Negatives Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 3, f. 7.

box 20, folder 2 Transparencies Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 4, f. 5.

box 20, folder 3 Negative, Taddeo Zuccaro Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 6, f. 5.

box 20, folder 4 Transparency Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 6, f. 6.

box 20, folder 5 Negatives and transparency Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 9, f. 4.

Finding aid for the John Gere 950082 7 research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master... Series IV.Photographs, undated

box 20, folder 6 Transparency Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 9, f. 6.

box 20, folder 7 Negatives Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 10, f. 2.

box 20, folder 8 Transparency Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 10, f. 5.

box 20, folder 9 Slides Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 12, f. 1.

box 20, folder 10 Transparency Scope and Content Note Pulled from Box 18, f. 1.

Finding aid for the John Gere 950082 8 research papers and photographs regarding Italian Old Master...