175 - FRANCESCO TREVISANI (1656–1746), attributed

FRANCESCO TREVISANI (1656–1746), attributed Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene. Oil on canvas Dimensions: 82 x 58 cm - An Italian history painter born in Capo d'Istria and who died in Rome, he created religious compositions, mythological subjects, and portraits, and learned the basics of drawing from his father. He later studied under Antonio Zanchi (1631–1722) in Venice and Carlo Maratti (1625–1713) in Rome. Under the patronage of Cardinal Chigi, he was commissioned by Pope Clement XI to paint the dome of the cathedral in Urbino, as well as one of the prophets decorating St. John Lateran. The Duke of Modena also commissioned him to produce copies after Correggio and Mazuola. He was, without a doubt, the most sought-after painter of his time, judging by the numerous commissions he received, both in Rome and abroad. He imbued his canvases with an idyllic and secular Arcadian sensibility, which would go on to influence, in France for example, painters such as Lemoyne and Carle Van Loo.