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. 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. 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. The Marquis refurbished the
family chapel at Santa Maria del Popolo The paintings were restored and refreshed by Triga. 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==