Antonio Zucchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Zucchi

Italian painter (1726-1795)

Date of Birth: 01-May-1726

Place of Birth: Venice, Venetian Province, Italy

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1795

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Antonio Pietro Francesco Zucchi (May 1, 1726 – December 1, 1795) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Neoclassic period.
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.
He died in Rome in 1795.



Alternative names	Angelika Kauffmann, Maria Anna Angelika Katharina Kauffmann, Angelika Katharina Kauffmann
Description	Swiss-British painter
Date of birth/death	30 October 1741	5 November 1807
Location of birth/death	Chur	Rome
Work location	London, Rome, Schwarzenberg
Authority control	: Q123098 VIAF: 95148968 ISNI: 0000 0001 2321 3306 ULAN: 500115055 LCCN: n50044673 NLA: 35832515 WorldCat