Sappho giving Anacreon a Feather from Cupid's Wing
Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1230 x 760 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 960063.1
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sappho giving Anacreon a Feather from Cupid's Wing, by Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 – Rome 1796), 1770. One of a pair of rectangular overdoor paintings of classical scenes.
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