Capriccio with a Pagan Temple and a Sacrifice
Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1776
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2090 x 2390 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 960067.2
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Capriccio with a Pagan Temple and a Sacrifice, by Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 – Rome 1796), circa 1776. One of a pair of paintings with figures in capriccio scenes with classical architecture.
Provenance
Commissioned from Antonio Zucchi by Sir Rowland Winn, 5th Bt. (1739-1785) and sent to Nostell Priory in 1776; 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