Antonio Zanchi

Antonio Zanchi
Virgin appears to victims of the Plague (1666)
Born	1631 Este, Veneto
Died	1722
Nationality	Venetian
Education	Francesco Ruschi
Known for	Painting
Notable work	Plague of Venice
Movement	Baroque

Antonio Zanchi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo dˈdzaŋki]; 6 December 1631 – 12 April 1722) was an Italian painter of the Baroque, active mainly in Venice, but his prolific works can also be seen in Padova, Treviso, Rovigo, Verona, Vicenza, Loreto, Brescia, Milano, and Bergamo, as well as Bavaria.

He was born in Este and trained with Francesco Ruschi. His masterpieces were the canvas on the Plague of Venice painted for the Scuola di San Rocco and the ceiling on the Crowning of the Virgin Mary with St. Girolamo Miani (1703) in the Patriarchal Seminary of Venice, next to the Church of Santa Maria della Salute. He also painted a number of canvases for the Venetian church of Santa Maria del Giglio. Among his pupils were Francesco Trevisani and Antonio Molinari.

Works

• Alexander Taking the Body of Darius (1660), Palazzo Albrizzi, Venice
• Abraham Teaches Astrology to the Egyptians (1665), Santa Maria del Giglio, Venice
• Martyr of Saint Julian (1674), St. Julian (San Guiliano), Venice
• Crowning of the Virgin Mary with St. Girolamo Miani (1703), Patriarchal Seminary of Venice
• Universal Law, Scuola di San Fantin, Venice
• Samson and Deliliah
• Allegory of Time
• Joseph Interprets Dreams, attributed work
• Isaac Blesses Jacob
• David and Goliath
• Mary Magdalene (110 x 90 cm), Musel del Prado, Madrid
• Canvases at the Santa Maria del Giglio church

Gallery

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  Allegory of Time
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  Joseph interprets Dreams
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  Isaac blesses Jacob
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  Abraham teaches astrology to the Egyptians (1665)
• Mary Magdalen
  Mary Magdalen
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  Holy Trinity, Saints Adelaide and Cajetan, the family of the Elector and Electress of Bavaria Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide with their family and retinue.

Bibliography

• Farquhar, Maria (1855). Ralph Nicholson Wornum (ed.). Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Jun 27, 2006. p. 204.
• Pietrogrande, Giacomo (1881). Biografie Estensi. Tipografia alla Minerva dei Fratelli Salmin, Padua. pp. 71–92.
• Giuseppe Pacciarotti, La Pintura Barroca en Italia (Baroque Paintings in Italy) (2000), Istmo, p. 275, ISBN 84-7090-376-4, página 275.

External links

• Self-Portrait
• Antonio Zanchi at the Musel del Prado Online Encyclopedia (in Spanish)