Antonio Zucchi
Antonio Zucchi | |
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 Portrait (1781) by his wife, Angelica Kauffman | |
| Born | May 1, 1726 Venice, Italy |
| Died | December 26, 1795 (aged 69) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Vedutisti |
Antonio Pietro Francesco Zucchi ARA (May 1, 1726 – December 1, 1795) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Neoclassic period.[1]
Life
Zucchi was born in Venice, he studied under his uncle Carlo Zucchi and later Francesco Fontebasso and Jacopo Amigoni.[2][3]
He married the painter Angelica Kauffman in 1781, who late in life moved with him to Rome.[3] In Rome Zucchi produced a number of etchings of capriccio and veduta of classical buildings or ruins.[3] He worked with Robert Adam in the decoration of houses in England, including Kenwood, Newby Hall, Osterley Park, Nostell Priory, and Luton House.[3]
In 1756, he was elected to the membership of the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice.[3] In England, he was elected as an associate to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1770.[1]
Lady Borington commissioned him to paint the ceilings of rooms redesigned by Robert Adam at Saltram House in Devon. She also bought paintings from his wife for the house.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Antonio Zucchi, A.R.A". Royal Academy of Arts Collections. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Farquhar, Maria (1855). Wornum, R.O. (ed.). Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. p. 207 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f "Antonio Zucchi". www.thefamousartists.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Parker [née Robinson], Theresa (1745–1775), art patron | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/62773. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
External links
- 93 artworks by or after Antonio Zucchi at the Art UK site
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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