Holy Family with the Infant St. John

Francesco Trevisani's Holy Family with the Infant Saint John exemplifies the refined late Baroque devotional painting that flourished in early 18th-century Rome. Trevisani, who came from Istria to Rome, became one of the most sought-after painters of religious subjects for popes, cardinals, and European courts. His gentle, sweetly colored Madonnas influenced a generation of Roman painters and were widely copied.

Trevisani's smooth, blended brushwork creates soft, idealized flesh tones and luminous draperies in rich blues and reds. The pyramidal composition and gentle sfumato recall Raphael and Correggio, filtered through the sensibility of the Roman late Baroque.