Giacomo Triga
Giacomo Triga (1674 - 1746) was an Italian painter, active in Rome, as a painter of religious subjects. He served for a time as court painter to the Marquis Gerolamo Theodoli.
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Life
Giacomo Triga was born in Rome into a family of Marche origins. His father was a bricklayer. Triga trained under Benedetto Luti. He subsequently became court painter for the Marquis Gerolamo Theodoli. The young Pietro Bianchi served as his apprentice.[1]
In 1715 he received a papal commission to paint the Meeting of Saints Ignatius and Polycarp for San Clemente al Laterano. In 1726 he painted the Martyrdom of Saint Paul for Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio.[2]
He painted a fresco depicting the Glory of San Nicola for the church of San Nicola ai Prefetti in Rome. The work was commissioned circa 1729-1730 by his patron, the Marquis Gerolamo Theodoli.[3]
The Marquis refurbished the family chapel at Santa Maria del Popolo The paintings were restored and refreshed by Triga.[1]
He was a member of the Accademia di San Luca and the congregation of the Virtuosi del Pantheon. Triga died in Rome in 1746.
References
- ^ a b "Triga, Giacomo", Gente di Tuscia
- ^ Manno, Antonio; Sponza, Sandro (1995). Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo : arte e devozione. Marsilio, Venezia. p. 72. ISBN 8831762257. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ Restoration of Frescoes in Church of San Nicola ai Prefetti.
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