171 - Francesco Trevisani (Koper 1656 – Rome 1746), attributed

Francesco Trevisani (Koper 1656 – Rome 1746), attributed Saint Mary Magdalene Oil on canvas 91 x 86 cm Trevisani trained in the workshop of Antonio Zanchi, thus becoming part of the “Tenebrosi” school of painting. In 1678, he moved to Rome, where he remained for the rest of his life under the patronage of the Venetian cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, nephew of Pope Alexander VIII and one of the most important patrons of the time. In Rome, Francesco Trevisani came into contact with Carlo Maratta, the undisputed master of the classicist and Neoplatonic movement within the Baroque, of which he was one of the most important followers. His classical style is evident both in his frescoes and church paintings, as well as in his easel paintings intended for domestic display, where the images stand out for their compositional balance and the pearlescent beauty of the figures. Francesco Trevisani (Koper 1656 – Rome 1746) attributed Saint Mary Magdalene Oil on canvas 91 x 86 cm