Antonio Zanchi

Antonio Zanchi ([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 Padua, Treviso, Rovigo, Verona, Vicenza, Loreto, Brescia, Milan, 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

Canvasses at the Santa Maria del Giglio church

Samson and Deliliah

Allegory of Time

Joseph Interprets Dreams, attributed work

Isaac Blesses Jacob

David and Goliath

Universal Law, Scuola di San Fantin, Venice

Mary Magdalene (110 x 90 cm), Musel del Prado, Madrid