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Italian painter
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Antonio Zanchi
Portrait by Pietro Antonio Pazzi [fr]
Born1631
Este, Veneto
Died1722
NationalityVenetian
EducationFrancesco Ruschi
Known forPainting
Notable workPlague of Venice
MovementBaroque

Antonio Zanchi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo dˈdzaŋki]; 6 December 1631 – 12 April 1722) was an Italian painter of the Baroque, active mainly in Venice, but his prolific works can also be seen in Padova, Treviso, Rovigo, Verona, Vicenza, Loreto, Brescia, Milano, and Bergamo, as well as Bavaria.

He was born in Este and trained with Francesco Ruschi. His masterpieces were the canvas on the Plague of Venice painted for the Scuola di San Rocco and the ceiling on the Crowning of the Virgin Mary with St. Girolamo Miani (1703) in the Patriarchal Seminary of Venice, next to the Church of Santa Maria della Salute. He also painted a number of canvases for the Venetian church of Santa Maria del Giglio. Among his pupils were Francesco Trevisani and Antonio Molinari.

Works

  • Alexander Taking the Body of Darius (1660), Palazzo Albrizzi, Venice
  • Abraham Teaches Astrology to the Egyptians (1665), Santa Maria del Giglio, Venice
  • Martyr of Saint Julian (1674), St. Julian (San Guiliano), Venice
  • Crowning of the Virgin Mary with St. Girolamo Miani (1703), Patriarchal Seminary of Venice
  • Universal Law, Scuola di San Fantin, Venice
  • Samson and Deliliah
  • Allegory of Time
  • Joseph Interprets Dreams, attributed work
  • Isaac Blesses Jacob
  • David and Goliath
  • Canvases at the Santa Maria del Giglio church
  • The death of Aggripina*

Gallery

  • The Virgin Appears to Victims of the Plague The Virgin Appears to Victims of the Plague
  • Allegory of Time Allegory of Time
  • Joseph interprets Dreams Joseph interprets Dreams
  • Isaac blesses Jacob Isaac blesses Jacob
  • Abraham teaches astrology to the Egyptians Abraham teaches astrology to the Egyptians
  • The Miracle at the Well The Miracle at the Well

Notes and references

  1. French Misplaced Pages entry for Francesco Ruschi.

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