Paolo Zacchia the Elder

Paolo Zacchia il Vecchio ("the elder") (active 1520-1530) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. He was born and active in Lucca. He probably trained Florence, his works show influences of Ghirlandaio and of Fra Bartolommeo. His son Lorenzo di Ferro Zacchia or Zacchia il Giovane was also a painter and engraver, active in Lucca.

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*cite book| first=Michael| last=Bryan| year=1889| title="Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical" (Volume II L-Z)| editor = Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves| pages= page 739| publisher=George Bell and Sons|location=York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007 |id= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=K2cCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Michael+Bryan+Painters+Engravers#PPP7,M1| authorlink=