Landscape with a River
Artist
Francesco Zuccarelli
(Italian, 1702-1788)
Date1744
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 40 3/4 × 43 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (103.5 × 110.2 × 3 cm)
Frame: 53 1/8 × 55 11/16 × 5 1/8 in. (135 × 141.5 × 13 cm)
Frame: 53 1/8 × 55 11/16 × 5 1/8 in. (135 × 141.5 × 13 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN174
Though he began his career in portraiture and history scenes, Zuccarelli specialized in the burgeoning genre of landscape painting almost exclusively by 1730. Known for his bucolic scenes of frolicking shepherds and peasant girls, he gained renown in England due to his friendship with Joseph Smith, the British Consul to Venice. Upon relocating to England in 1752, he rose to fame with his popular landscapes, several of which were owned by King George III. A founding member of the Royal Academy, Zuccarelli established himself as a master abroad and in his native Italy.
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