An Unidentified Classical Subject

Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 – Rome 1796). Oil painting on canvas, An Unidentified Classical Subject (previously called a Quarrel over a Dead Ass) by Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 – Rome 1796), 1767. The scene shows a lion on a chain lead held by a man and plate of fish and a plate dead birds and a dead stag on the ground - symbols of Christianity ? Two soldiers, with shields armour and helmets, on the right, showing a man, in blue with yellow over robe, with a book and ledger in front of him. One of a set of ten wall paintings by Antonio Zucchi, representing classical learning and the Arts. Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire (Accredited Museum)