Jacopo Zucchi
(1542–1596) italiensk konstnär född ca 1541
Jacopo Zucchi (1542–1596) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jacopo Zucchi belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jacopo Zucchi was born in Florence and died in Florence. Jacopo Zucchi studied under Giorgio Vasari. Jacopo Zucchi became a member of Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi al Pantheon. The students included Francesco Zucchi.
The best-known works include ‘Holy Family’, ‘The Silver Age’, ‘Hercules Musagetes and the gods of Olympus’, and ‘The Miracle of the Snow’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 16 works by Jacopo Zucchi with free images. The dated works span the years 1570–1600. Works by Jacopo Zucchi are held by several collections, among them Uffizierna, Galleria Borghese, Pinacoteca Vaticana, and Musée des Augustins.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Aert Mijtens, Federico Zuccaro, El Greco, Gillis Coignet, and Joris Hoefnagel.