ZUCCHERO (Taddeo), an Italian painter, born in the duchy of Urbino in 1529, was initiated in the art by his father, an ordinary painter; but at the age of 14 was placed at Rome under Pietro Calabro. He excelled in a florid invention, and a genteel manner of designing; but was not much admired for his colouring, which rather resembled that of statues than the life. He left many pieces unfinished, being snatched away in his prime in 1566.