Francesco Trevisani (1656 – 1746)

• Was an Italian painter.
• Active in the period called either early Rococo or late Baroque.
• Born in Capodistria, Istria (modern Koper now in Slovenia).
• He was the son of Antonio Trevisani, an architect.
• He then studied in Venice under Antonio Zanchi.
• He moved to Rome, where he remained until his death, in 1746.
• His brother, Angelo Trevisani remained a prominent painter in Venice.
• In Rome, he was supported by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni.
• He was strongly influenced by Carlo Maratta.
• In Rome, he was favored with the patronage of Cardinal Chigi.
• Chigi recommended him to the protection of Pope Clement XI.
• Clement XI engaged him to decorate the cupola of the cathedral in Urbino.
• He was employed by the Duke of Modena, in copying the works of Correggio and Parmigianino.
• Also he painted in Brunswick, Madrid, Munich, Stockholm, and Vienna.
• He also painted the huge canvas for the main altar of the Basilica of the Mafra National Palace in Portugal.
• He became a member of the Academy of Arcadia in 1712.
• Among his pupils were Francesco Civalli of Perugia, Lodovico Mazzanti, and Giovanni Batista Bruglii.
• Trevisani died in Rome in 1746.
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