Antonio Zucchi | |
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![]() Portrait (1781) by his wife,
Angelica Kauffman | |
Born | Venice, Italy | 1 May 1726
Died | 26 December 1795 Rome, Italy | (aged 69)
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Vedutisti |
Antonio Pietro Francesco Zucchi ARA (1 May 1726 – 1 December 1795) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Neoclassic period. [1]
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 Boringdon 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]
Antonio Zucchi | |
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![]() Portrait (1781) by his wife,
Angelica Kauffman | |
Born | Venice, Italy | 1 May 1726
Died | 26 December 1795 Rome, Italy | (aged 69)
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Vedutisti |
Antonio Pietro Francesco Zucchi ARA (1 May 1726 – 1 December 1795) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Neoclassic period. [1]
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 Boringdon 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]