Francesco Zanella (1637 – 1717) was an Italian painter, active in Padua and painting in a Baroque style.

Biography

He was born in Padua, and he putatively trained under

Luca Ferrari Luca Ferrari (February 17, 1605 – February 8, 1654) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Biography Also called ''Luca da Reggio''. He was reputedly initially a trainee of Alessandro Tiarini. Moschini identifies him as a pupil of Gu ...

in Padua. He was prolific, mainly painted sacred subjects in a late- Baroque style.

Luigi Lanzi Luigi Lanzi (14 June 1732 – 30 March 1810) was an Italian art historian and archaeologist. When he died he was buried in the church of the Santa Croce at Florence by the side of Michelangelo. Biography Born in Treia, Lanzi was educated as ...

describes him as ''spirited, but not diligent or well studied, known as the Giordano of this city (Padua) due to the great number of paintings completed in a short time''. His son Domenico was a mediocre painter.Della origine e delle vicende della pittura in Padova
by Giannantonio Moschini; Tipografia Crescini, Padua (1826); page 104. He painted an altarpiece depicting the ''Encounter of St Anne and John the Baptist'' for the church of the

Eremitani, Padua The Church of the Eremitani (Italian: ''Chiesa degli Eremitani''), or Church of the Hermits, is a former-Augustinian, 13th-century Gothic-style church in Padua, region of the Veneto, Italy. It is also now notable for being adjacent to the Cappella ...

. He painted a ''Madonna with Saints Peter, Jerome, and other'' for the Paduan church of Santa Sofia. He also painted altarpieces for churches in

Noale Noale is a town in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy. It is part of the Miranese district, together with the neighboring municipalities of Mirano, Santa Maria di Sala, Salzano, Scorzè, Spinea and Martellago. The town is home to ...

; the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Trestole (''Saints Antony and Joseph''); and for San Canziano in Padova (''Immaculate Conception'' at the right of the altar).

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1637 births 1717 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Padua Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub