| Antonio Zucchi | |
|---|---|
 Portrait (1781) by his wife, Angelica Kauffman | |
| Born | (1726-05-01)1 May 1726 Venice, Italy |
| Died | 26 December 1795(1795-12-26) (aged 69) Rome, Italy |
| 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.
Life
Zucchi was born in Venice, he studied under his uncle Carlo Zucchi and later Francesco Fontebasso and Jacopo Amigoni.
He married the painter Angelica Kauffman in 1781, who late in life moved with him to Rome. In Rome Zucchi produced a number of etchings of capriccio and veduta of classical buildings or ruins. He worked with Robert Adam in the decoration of houses in England, including Kenwood, Newby Hall, Osterley Park, Nostell Priory, and Luton House.
In 1756, he was elected to the membership of the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice. In England, he was elected as an associate to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1770.
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.
He died in Rome in 1795.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Antonio Zucchi". www.thefamousartists.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- Burnette, Arianne (2004). "Parker [née Robinson], Theresa (1745–1775), art patron | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/62773. Retrieved 23 March 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
- 93 artworks by or after Antonio Zucchi at the Art UK site
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Zucchi, Antonio Pietro" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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