Description
In the context of Baroque painting, one must mention the late Baroque painter Francesco Trevisani (1656–1746), born in Koper, who produced two paintings for the Koper Cathedral — Moses Calling Forth Water from the Rock (1725) and Noah Praying (1725). He initially studied with his father, the Koper architect Antonio Trevisani, and then with Antonio Zanchi (the latter contributed The Wedding at Cana to the Koper Cathedral) and Joseph Heintz Jr. in Venice.
At the age of twenty-one, Trevisani moved to Rome, where he immersed himself in the works of the leading painters of the Roman Baroque — Annibale Carracci and Antonio da Correggio. He worked within the circle of the much-admired painter Carlo Maratta, whose influence is visible in Trevisani’s altar paintings. Through this association, he achieved great success in Rome and went on to paint altarpieces for many Roman churches — Basilica of St. John Lateran, Sant’Ignazio di Loyola, Sant’Onofrio, Chiesa Nuova, Santa Maria degli Angeli, Basilica of St. Peter, and San Silvestro in Capite.
He also worked for Cardinal Flavio Chigi (nephew of Pope Alexander VII), King Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, Duke Rinaldo d’Este of Modena, Pope Clement XI, and Pope Alexander VIII. All these commissions for eminent patrons earned him the title of Cavaliere (Knight).
