Madonna with Child

Francesco Zugno, direct descendant of an ancient family of Venetian painters, is considered an exponent of the Rococo active in Veneto, Emilia and Bresciano in the eighteenth century. "The Father, knowing his inclination, seconded his thought, recommending it to the valiant Painter Gio Batta Tiepolo, who, being directed by such an excellent Master, became so enamored of that way of his, that all possible diligence tried to imitate it" [TO. Longhi, Compendium of the Lives of the Venetian Painters, 1762, p. 45]. The collaboration with Tiepolo which lasted from 1730 to 1737 greatly influenced Zugno's career as a freelancer; always kept the style t