Paintings Collection

Francesco Zuccarelli (1702 - 1788)

Landscape with Monks reading

A989; oil on canvas; 36 x 22 cm

Bequeathed by Francis Falconer Madan, 1962; WA1962.17.31

Alessandro Magnasco in particular had popularised the subject of hermits or monks in picturesque landscapes and Zuccarelli is known to have painted such scenes on a small scale for collectors.

Information derived from the The Ashmolean Museum index.php/complete Illustrated Catalogue of Paintings.