Francesco Zuccarelli
(1702–1788) Italian painter (1702-1788)
Francesco Zuccarelli (1702–1788) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Francesco Zuccarelli belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Francesco Zuccarelli was born in Pitigliano and died in Florence. Francesco Zuccarelli studied under Giovanni Maria Morandi. Wikidata associates Francesco Zuccarelli with Rococo. Francesco Zuccarelli became a member of Royal Academy of Arts and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.
The best-known works include ‘Idyllic River Landscape with Figures’ and ‘Landscape with St John the Baptist’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 109 works by Francesco Zuccarelli with free images. The dated works span the years 1727–1842. Works by Francesco Zuccarelli are held by several collections, among them Royal Collection, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Guillaume Taraval, Thomas Hudson, Françoise Basseporte, Pietro Longhi, and Joseph Aved.