Antonio Zucchi

Antonio Pietro Francesco Zucchi ARA (May 1, 1726 – December 1, 1795) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Neoclassic period.[1]

For the field hockey player, see Antonio Zucchi (field hockey).

Antonio Zucchi
Portrait (1781) by his wife, Angelica Kauffman
Born(1726-05-01)May 1, 1726
Venice, Italy
DiedDecember 26, 1795(1795-12-26) (aged 69)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known forPainting
MovementVedutisti

Life

Zucchi was born in Venice, he studied under his uncle Carlo Zucchi and later Francesco Fontebasso and Jacopo Amigoni.[2][3]

"Three dancing nymphs and a reclining cupid in a landscape" by Zucchi

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]

He died in Rome in 1795.[3]

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References
  1. "Antonio Zucchi, A.R.A". Royal Academy of Arts Collections. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. Farquhar, Maria (1855). Wornum, R.O. (ed.). Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. p. 207 – via Internet Archive.
  3. "Antonio Zucchi". www.thefamousartists.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. "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.


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