Giacomo Triga

Giacomo Triga (1674 - 1746) was an Italian painter, active in Rome, as a painter of religious subjects.

Pietà
St Benedict destroys the idol of Apollo

He was born and died in Rome, and trained under Benedetto Luti. He was a member of the Accademia di San Luca and the congregation of the Virtuosi del Pantheon. One of his pupils was Pietro Bianchi, named Il Creatura. 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 cardinal Gerolamo Theodoli.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Restoration of Frescoes in Church of San Nicola ai Prefetti.
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