Francesco Zanella (1637 – 1717) was an Italian painter, active in Padua and painting in a

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Biography

He was born in Padua, and he putatively trained under Luca Ferrari in Padua. He was prolific, mainly painted sacred subjects in a late-

style. Luigi Lanzi describes him as ''spirited, but not diligent or well studied, known as the Giordano of this city (Padua) due to the great number of paintings completed in a short time''. His son Domenico was a mediocre painter.Della origine e delle vicende della pittura in Padova
by Giannantonio Moschini; Tipografia Crescini, Padua (1826); page 104. He painted an altarpiece depicting the ''Encounter of St Anne and John the Baptist'' for the church of the Eremitani, Padua. He painted a ''Madonna with Saints Peter, Jerome, and other'' for the Paduan church of Santa Sofia. He also painted altarpieces for churches in Noale; the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Trestole (''Saints Antony and Joseph''); and for San Canziano in Padova (''Immaculate Conception'' at the right of the altar).

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1637 births 1717 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Padua Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub