Antonio Zanchi

Antonio Zanchi
Virgin appears to victims of the Plague (1666)
Born	1631 Este, Italy
Died	1722
Nationality	Venetian
Education	Francesco Ruschi
Known for	Painting
Notable work	Plague of Venice
Movement	Baroque

Antonio Zanchi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo dˈdzaŋki], 6 December 1631 – 12 April 1722) was an Italian painter of the Baroque, active mainly in Venice, but his prolific works can also be seen in Padua, Treviso, Rovigo, Verona, Vicenza, Loreto, Brescia, Milan, and Bergamo, as well as Bavaria.

He was born in Este and trained with Francesco Ruschi. His masterpieces were the canvas on the Plague of Venice painted for the Scuola di San Rocco and the ceiling on the Crowning of the Virgin Mary with St. Girolamo Miani (1703) in the Patriarchal Seminary of Venice, next to the Church of Santa Maria della Salute. He also painted a number of canvases for the Venetian church of Santa Maria del Giglio. Among his pupils were Francesco Trevisani and Antonio Molinari.

Allegory of Time

Joseph interprets Dreams

Isaac blesses Jacob

Abraham teaches astrology to the Egyptians (1665)

Mary Magdalen

Holy Trinity, Saints Adelaide and Cajetan, the family of the Elector and Electress of Bavaria Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide with their family and retinue.