Antonio Zucchi
A Sacrifice to Hymen
Landscape with Peasants by a Roadside Fountain
Capriccio with a Bridge over a River with Figures and a Fisherman
Antonio Pietro Francesco Zucchi ARA (May 1, 1726 – December 1, 1795) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Neoclassic period.[1] 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] He died in Rome in 1776.[3]
References
"Antonio Zucchi, A.R.A". Royal Academy of Arts Collections. Retrieved September 25, 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. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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