Mythological Subject with a Couple in an Embrace
Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1773
Materials
Oil on canvas (circular)
Measurements
750 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 960062.2
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (circular), Mythological Subject with a Couple in a Comforting Embrace by Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 – Rome 1796), circa 1773. One of a pair of circular overmirror paintings of classical subjects.
Provenance
Commissioned from Antonio Zucchi by Sir Rowland Winn, 5th Bt. (1739-1785); thence by descent; accepted in lieu of tax by H M Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 1986.
Credit line
Nostell Priory, The St Oswald Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796), artist
References
Sands 2011: Frances Sands, 'The Art of Collaboration: Antonio Zucchi at Nostell Priory', The Georgian Group Journal, vol.XIX, 2011, pp.106-119