- Source: Giovanni Antonio Zaddei
Giovanni Antonio Zaddei (17 January 1729 – unknown) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Ferrara. He was born in Brescia.
Biography
Zaddei studied with Antonio Paglia, then in 1746, he moved to Bologna to work under Giuseppe Marchesi, then five years later worked under Giovanni Battista Cignaroli. In 1754 he returned to Brescia, and also painted altarpieces for Gottolengo, Portesio, Coccaglio, and Preseglie.
References
Federico Nicoli Cristiani (1807). Della Vita delle pitture di Lattanzio Gambara; Memorie Storiche aggiuntevi brevi notizie intorno a' più celebri ed eccelenti pittori Bresciani. Spinelli e Valgiti, Brescia. pp. 194–5.
