ZANCHI, Antonio
(b. 1631, Este, d. 1722, Venezia)

The Death of King Josiah

c. 1660
Oil on canvas, 116 x 166 cm
Private collection

Josiah was the King of Judah who was killed in the battle at Megiddo in 609 BC. Josiah's death is related in the Old Testament (in both Kings and Chronicles).

Zanchi's tenebrist canvas is a work of the painter's early maturity revealing the influence of Luca Giordano and Giovanni Battista Langetti.




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