Antonio Zanchi (; 6 December 1631 – 12 April 1722) was an

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painter of the

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, active mainly in

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, 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. French Wikipedia entry for Francesco Ruschi. His masterpieces were the canvas on the ''Plague of Venice'' painted for the

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and the ceiling on the ''Crowning of the Virgin Mary with St. Girolamo Miani'' (1703) in the Patriarchal Seminary of

, next to the Church of

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. He also painted a number of canvases for the Venetian church of Santa Maria del Giglio. Among his pupils were

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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

Antonio Zanchi La Virgen se aparece a las víctimas de la peste det 1666 Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venecia.jpg, ''The Virgin Appears to Victims of the Plague'' File:Antonio Zanchi Alegoría del Tiempo.jpg, ''Allegory of Time'' File:Antonio Zanchi (attr) Josef deutet die Träume.jpg, ''Joseph interprets Dreams'' File:Antonio Zanchi Jacob recibe la bendición de Isaac.jpg, ''Isaac blesses Jacob'' File:Antonio Zanchi Abraham enseña astrología a los egipcios 1665 Santa Maria del Giglio Venecia.jpg, ''Abraham teaches astrology to the Egyptians'' File:Scuola Grande dei Carmini (Venice) - Sala capitolare - Il miracolo del pozzo di Antonio Zanchi.jpg, ''The Miracle at the Well''

Notes and references

Bibliography

* * *Giuseppe Pacciarotti, ''La Pintura Barroca en Italia'' (''Baroque Paintings in Italy'') (2000), Istmo, p. 275, , página 275.

External links

Self-PortraitAntonio Zanchi at the Musel del Prado Online Encyclopedia
1631 births 1722 deaths 17th-century Italian painters 18th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters Italian male painters Painters from Venice 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub