Antonio Zucchi
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| Antonio Zucchi | |
|---|---|
 Portrait (1781) by his wife, Angelica Kauffman | |
| Born | 1726 |
| Died | 1795 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | vedutisti |
Antonio Zucchi (1726–1795) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic period. Born in Venice and died in Rome. He married the painter Angelica Kauffman, who late in life, moved with him to Rome. He produced a number of etchings of capriccio and veduta of classical buildings or ruins. He worked with Robert Adam in the decoration of palaces in England. In England, he was elected as an associate to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1770. He was a pupil of the painter Francesco Fontebasso and Jacopo Amigoni.
References
- 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.
- Antonio Zucchi Biography & Selected Works
External links
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Zucchi, Antonio Pietro". Dictionary of National Biography 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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